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Plants--Houseplants--7 Large, old column cactus plants--1 owner - $1 (near Twin Lakes, WI)

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I am selling seven live, but dormant, cactus plants. I will sell them individually or as a group. The prices are listed below and correspond to the numbers in one of the photos.

#1—6’2” in height---$165 (setting 2 flower buds 8.16.25)
#2—5’ H---$119 (new top section growing 8.16.25)
#3—4’2”H---$99(setting flower bud 8.16.25)
#4---3’3”H --$69
#5---3’2” H---$89
#6---2’6” H---$34
#7---2’3”H ---$29

There are two types of cacti. The first 4 on the left are, I believe, a type from the genus Cereus. According to Wikipedia: “Cereus is a genus of cacti including around 33 species of large columnar cacti from South America. The name is derived from Greek and Latin words meaning "wax", "torch" or "candle".” I have forgotten the genus of the 3 smaller ones on the right one of which has four nice branches. (Each of which could be planted to start a new plant).

Probably 5 of the 7 are ones that t have grown from cuttings off the larger ones. These cacti are low maintenance and very durable if you avoid several classic errors: first, don’t over- water; second, they don’t like cold, wet feet/roots…they will rot quickly; and third, don’t pot in a pot that’s too large…they do best when somewhat pot-bound. All have been potted in terra cotta pots and shouldn’t need repotting for several years at least.

I put these outside in full sun once the Spring nighttime lows go no lower than the mid-40s F. You should avoid a too abrupt transition to full sun…increase the exposure over a week or so. I bring them indoors when the Fall nights start getting in the mid-40s…they can withstand brief periods down into the upper 30s but only if the soil is quite dry. I place them in a north facing window area where it is cool and leave them alone until the following spring…I don’t water them at all.

The 4 larger cacti (cereus) have beautiful blossoms but getting them to bloom is never a given…they can be quite finnicky. Sometime around May and/or then around October one or two bud stalks will; sprout. Over the next week or so it will grow to about 8-10” before blossoming (see photos). And it only blooms for 2-3 days…rather, make that “nights”.…as desert plants they evolved to open only at night when the temperature allows their pollinators to be active. The blooms are quite beautiful. Earlier I mentioned that they can be finnicky: once a bud has set, they don’t like to deal with any environmental changes especially a sudden drop in temperature or reposituioniung…and I cut back on water and avoid it altogether unless is very hot. This past summer one plant actually had 5 bud stalks trying to grow but 4 dropped off over the first week and the last remaining one fell off probably the day before it would have opened…I don’t know why. Five blossoms would have been quite stunning.

The other three different smaller cacti have not yet bloomed.

I have had these cacti for between 20-50 years. I brought the larger one home from my parent’s house in Ohio about 50 years ago…and Mom had grown and propagated a number of these for probably around 50 years too. I remember a family story that my grandparents brought one or two back from a car trip through the Southwest.

Glad to see that houseplants are coming back in vogue. One of these would make a great holiday gift.

Thanks for reading.

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