Had this for a few years.
I've seen them bloom with a beautiful small red flower surrounded by little green leaflets.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/5748688221/" title="DSC04709 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3279/574 ... 1a4c12.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="DSC04709"></a>
This pic shows the little leaflets developed:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/5748688237/" title="DSC04710 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2554/574 ... aac302.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="DSC04710"></a>
But then each year they shrivel up and die.
Yet the cactus has grown those gorgeous branches since I've had it.
It was just a stick when I bought it.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/5748688243/" title="DSC04711 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2105/574 ... 311f3d.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="DSC04711"></a>
What am I doing wrong?
It's in an unglazed clay pot, soil is kept mostly dry.
Never been fertilized.
Would appreciate any help.
Barb
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Cactus doesn't flower
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Barb, to be honest I've never seen this Euphrobia blooming. Even in Kenya. You might mean Euphorbia splenders?
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Igor,
They look so similar, thanks for the comparison.
Doesn't everything bloom--eventually?
Or else there'd be no more of them?
Darn...was hoping I had the one with red flowers.
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They look so similar, thanks for the comparison.
Doesn't everything bloom--eventually?
Or else there'd be no more of them?
Darn...was hoping I had the one with red flowers.
Barb
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This particular species most likely has yellow inconspicuous flowers.
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Oh poop!
Thanks for the clarification, Igor.
Barb
Thanks for the clarification, Igor.
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Talk about diversity! There are so many plants in this group!
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