About Joan Expertise Prickly pear, saguaro, barrel cactus, house cacti... You name it! I will answer all your questions regarding cacti such as winter care, propagation, watering, and indoor care. I will also answer questions on edible cacti (for humans or pets) and identification. In addition, I may answer questions on other succulent plants, such as the agave.
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The cactus in the picture, I don’t know what it is, my mother brought it back from the Virgin Islands in the 60’s. Anyway it has these flowers on top, as you can see, and I was wondering if I could grow another out of one of these flowers and how I might go about it….
Charlie
Answer Hello Charlie,
I believe this is a Golden Barrel cactus. Propagation can be peerformed in two ways: Seed and Offsets. You may collect the seeds from the flowers and plant tthem using cactus soil. Another way this cactus is propagated is by offsets. This occurs when the "mom" plant grows a "baby" besides it.
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