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Pincushion Cactus
4.8 out of 5 (4 experiences)
Survivor
Blooms easily
Also known as
Spinystar and Viviparous foxtail cactus
Taxonomy
Escobaria vivipara
Escobaria
Cactaceae
Caryophyllales
How to care for Pincushion Cactus
How often to water your Pincushion Cactus
0.5 cups
every 12
every 12
Pincushion Cactus needs 0.5 cups of water every 12 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
12
Finding light for Pincushion Cactus in your home
1ft
or less from
a window
a window
Pincushion Cactus love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Pincushion Cactus does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Pincushion Cactus in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Pincushion Cactus
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Pincushion Cactus after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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I told myself if I can keep a string of bananas and a burros tail alive! 😅 I most definitely am ready for cactus and succulents!💚 It was a fun afternoon getting these cuties in new pots and fresh soil. I have faith I can keep these lil guys alive! 🤣 Wish me luck yall! 🌵🪴 #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #SucculentLove #PlantTherapy #PlantLove #PlantHaul #GregGang #PincushionPeperomia #PincushionCactus #Lithops #DesertRosePlant #GollumJade
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Some Cactus updates 🌵🌞 I don’t have a lot of cacti cause I’m not always the best with them… they also tend to be slow growers & I can be a bit impatient 🤣 but lately I’ve found myself getting more and more interested in them and adding them to my oasis. 1. Moon Cactus 2. Golden Torch Cactus 3. Peanut Cactus 4. Pasacana Cactus 5. Lady Finger Cactus #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #SucculentSquad #SuccuLove #CactusClique #Cactus #Cacti #cacticollect #CactusLove #MoonCactus #PlantLove #GoldenTorch #LadyFingerCactus #PeanutCactus #PincushionCactus #GrowingSuccs
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How long can a cactus survive in low light conditions? We bought a grow light which should arrive soon, but due to some home issues, we can't place it by the window right now. I'll try to find it a better place, but how long can it survive in low light? #growlights #cactusclique #succulentsquad #cactus #cacti #pincushioncactus
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#ThornyThursday #ChaoticPlainsUpdates I’m back! This time for Pyrite and Citrine!! 🌱Citrine is doing good, he’s having a hard time adjusting to his new pot. But I think he’ll be fine in the end! #Mammillaria #PincushionCactus 🌱Pyrite is doing fantastic! I’m seeing a little bit of #NewGrowth 😊! 🪴Have a good Thursday! #CactusClique #Cactus #Cacti #SucculentSquad
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#ChaoticPlainsUpdates #WhatTheSuccWednesday 🪴Haha! Hello I’m back! I’m NOT missing #WhatTheSuccWednesday so…let’s talk! 🌱RJ and Unakite are doing good. RJ was squishy before and it’s somewhat worse now… I watered him to be safe! #tigerjaws #Faucaria 🌱Citrine got watered today, he was squishy! (For reference I haven’t watered him in >two weeks) #Mammillaria #PincushionCactus #RarePlants 🌱Ruby is still squishy. It’s not too bad, but it is worse. I think the soil doesn’t drain fast enough. I might repot. Idk! #MoonCactus 🌱Peridot is doing ok, I neglected to water her cuz I thought she was overwatered 😅 but I watered her so things should be fine! #ZebraHaworthiopsis #HaworthiaFasciata 🌱Pyrite is doing good as well! #Ferocactus #Cactus 🪴happy Wednesday! Hope it’s / it was a good one! #HappyPlants #SucculentSquad #CactusClique
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#ChaoticPlainsUpdates 🪴Hello! This one’s a little different! 🌱 #PropagationStation !! Say hello to Unakite!! He’s RJ’s son! Ty to @PlantyPlanter and @tmbryant37 for the help. Honestly I thought it was some complicated process lol. Anyways, we have one more #tigerjaws / #Faucaria and I think a certain someone @NiceSedge ) will be glad to receive him! 🌱Citrine is doing SO much better! Ty @dreamlettuce @TwistedThreads and @SirLiquorice for the help with him! #Mammillaria #PincushionCactus 🌱 #ZebraHaworthiopsis #HaworthiaFasciata !! Peridot isn’t doing to great! She’s turning yellow… 🌱 Ruby is squishy and idk why! I watered her two weeks ago (ignore what Greg says until I fix it) but she’s squishy, her soil isn’t dry so idk if it’s underwatering or what?! #MoonCactus 🌱Pyrite is doing FANTASTIC! New growth and everything! #Ferocactus #NewGrowth 🪴Anyway, that’s all! Have a great day! #SucculentSquad #Succulents #Succulent #CactusClique #Cactus
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#ChaoticPlainsUpdates 🪴Another one…are you tried of me yet? Cuz if you are…I’M SORRY!! 😭 🌵FIRST! I has question…I think peridot is over watered…but idk…there’s a picture of her, no. 3. Does anyone else second that?? 🌱RJ! As some of you may know, RJ had a lil fungus on him. I didn’t have fungicide so I had to remove two of his leaves. I was worried he would die rather quickly. BUT! He’s still alive and he’s got some new growth on his baby and his little guy in the middle. Thanks to @dreamlettuce he won’t die due to fungus! 🌱Citrine! As said before, Citrine was REALLY squishy. I didn’t know why. But I was quickly informed by @SirLiquorice that he needed water. Now he’s not as squishy! 🌱Peridot…she’s overwatered. The tips of her leaves are turning brown. I’m gonna let her dry out for while and hopefully that will fix it! 🌱Pyrite! Omg! He’s doing SO much better! Definitely not as pale! 🪴that’s all! Have a good day! Sorry for all the hashtags 😭 #HappyPlants #NewGrowth #RarePlants #SucculentSquad #CactusClique #Ferocactus #Faucaria #tigerjaws #ZebraHaworthiopsis #HaworthiaFasciata #PincushionCactus #Mammillaria #Succulents #Succulent #thursdaysuccs #Cactus
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#WhatTheSuccWednesday 🪴 Sooo….it’s #WhatTheSuccWednesday AND I wanted to do a #ChaoticPlainsUpdates as well! I did a lot with my plants today! 🌱RJ was repotted twice. #tigerjaws #Faucaria #NewPotWhosThis 🌱 Peridot was OVERDUE for a new pot, so she got herself a new pot as well! #ZebraHaworthiopsis #HaworthiaFasciata #Succulents 🌱Citrine was given a new pot. Mainly because I knocked him over the other day. He’s a lot less wide too. #PincushionCactus #Mammillaria #Cactus 🌱 Ruby is just kinda chilling, doing great though. #MoonCactus #Cacti 🌱Pyrite is doing SO much better! He’s still a little pale though. #Ferocactus #cacticlan 🌿SIDE NOTE I’m thinking about decorating their pots, any suggestions?? 🪴Overall; new pots, new growth, and LOTS of recovery! #SucculentSquad #CactusClique 🪵 HELLO POST-POSTING UPDATE! RJ had a little fungus thing going on, so I had to remove some of his leaves. (Shown in picture 5) thanks @dreamlettuce for helping me out!
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#ChaoticPlainsUpdates I changed my mind about the “Saturday only” thing. Also new format! (If you want a key look in the comments) #SucculentSquad #CactusClique 🪴Hello children! It’s time for part 2 of #ChaoticPlainsUpdates I’m doing a slightly different format cuz Greg only lets me have 5 pictures on a post at a time! 🌱RJ is doing great we had a lot of #newgrowth this week! #Tigerjaws 🌵 https:// 🌱Peridot is doing great and thriving. No new growth that I know of though. #ZebraHaworthiopsis 🌱Ruby is doing amazing! I didn’t notice until I repotted her that her stalk is a lot bigger than I thought 😅 #MoonCactus 🌱Citrine is doing much better! Not squishy and won’t be watered until two weeks from today. #PincushionCactus #Mammillaria 🌵 https:// 🌱Pyrite is surviving and slowly healing from wounds that occurred during the repotting that happened last week. #Ferocactus 🪴Overall everyone is doing alright! Everyone is thriving and no one has died!
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Please read bottom paragraph! I don’t wanna get in trouble, so please read it! 🪴Ok! Weekly plant ‘recap’! I wanted to start doing this in my social media, then I realized, “what better place to do a weekly plant recap than Greg!” So yeah! I’m gonna do this every Saturday! 🌱New Plant!!! I got a new #tigerjaws from mamaw, I named him RJ/Red Jasper 🌱Peridot got a few new leaves and her baby is getting bigger! #ZebraHaworthiopsis 🌱Ruby was repotted to her sloth pot which we added drainage to! #MoonCactus 🌱We lost Aventurine 😭 #Sempervivum 🌱Citrine is still trying his best to die from rot, but I’m not letting him. He’s still alive, just in the process of drying out. #PincushionCactus #Mammillaria 🌱Pyrite was repotted 3 times because he was sitting *on* the soil and not *in* it #Ferocactus 🪴Overall everyone is doing well as of right now. If I’m breaking some kind of rule with this ‘recap’ (or whatever you wanna call it lol) then please tell me. If I’m not breaking any rules, then I’ll be doing this every Saturday! If this is allowed, feel free to let me know what’s been going on with your plants this week! #HappyPlants #NewGrowth #NewPotWhosThis #NewPlants #ChaoticPlainsUpdates
Care Summary for Pincushion Cactus
Pincushion Cactus
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 12 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
Survivor 3
Blooms easily 2
05/30/2021
Flowers come and go quickly and don’t over water 😊🪴
Blooms easily
Survivor
04/19/2021
they’re really good for forgetful people and beginner plant parents. mine have been alive for around a year and i forget to water them a lot and they don’t always get the most sun. but they are still thriving!! they’re also a very attractive plant and are essential for any space
