Arpon
About Arpon
Arpon is a super rare houseplant 🌿 that needs very little water to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀️ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.
Arpon likes soil that is extremely well-draining. Your plant shouldn't need added fertilizers if you repot each time it doubles in size.
Taxonomy
Opuntia decumbens
Opuntia
Cactaceae
Caryophyllales
Also known as
Lengua de Vaca, Nopal de Culebra and Nopal de Tortuga
How to care for Arpon
How often to water your Arpon
Arpon 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 Arpon in your home
Arpon love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Arpon does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Arpon in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Arpon
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 Arpon after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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do i need to take my cactus out of the black container it comes in and just put him in the pot? or do i just leave it? i’m so confused! HELP! #PropagationStation #PricklyPear
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Golden Torch cactus? I just got this cactus for my boyfriend yesterday but it will be living with me. When I scanned it into Greg it said it was a golden torch cactus but none of the pictures look like this cactus. Does anyone have any better ideas as to what it could be? #HappyPlants #GregGang #CactusClique #GoldenTorch #help
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Getting too big! Looking for advice on ✨aesthetics✨ As you hopefully see from the pictures, mah boi is getting too big and its own weight is making him bend... Do ppl usually trim them? I know I can use the cuttings to propagate him but I don't want to end up with a thousand cacti 🤣. Would putting the cuttings on the same pot to make him look 'bushy' be a good idea? #DroopingPricklyPear
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Meet Gerald #PricklyPear So I have a question!! What would be a good pot for Gerald!! Also how big? What kind of soil? Also say hello to Gerald!! (My mom named him)
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Who Knew 👀👀👀 Mick was a 🐥 ! So now we have Mini and the Kids 🥰 As you can see Mick fell apart after the revealing of true gender .
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My new baby😄
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Hey #CactusClique and #Cactus loving Greggers, I have a problem. Why is my cactus so floppy? 😅 This guy is a #PricklyPearCactus, and he’s been growing this new pad for a couple months after flowering. The original pad was placed into the cactus soil unrooted with another prickly pear species, and two other pricklies have been added since then. His two lower pads have always been a little wrinkly, but over time they’ve been able to stand on their own without stakes… until now. I water when the soil is dry, I keep them under a plant light. And I try to support the floppy pad when it’s too slumped over. Any suggestions out there as to how I can help this guy?
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Why is my cactus floppy? 😅😂🌵 Hey #CactusClique and #Cactus loving Greggers, I have a problem. Why is my cactus so floppy? 😅 This guy is a #PricklyPearCactus, and he’s been growing this new pad for a couple months after flowering. The original pad was placed into the cactus soil unrooted with another prickly pear species, and two other pricklies have been added since then. His two lower pads have always been a little wrinkly, but over time they’ve been able to stand on their own without stakes… until now. I water when the soil is dry, I keep them under a plant light. And I try to support the floppy pad when it’s too slumped over. Any suggestions out there as to how I can help this guy?
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Cactus/succulent help Hello, my cactus hybrid of 4+years started getting brown and appears to be turning in on itself. There was no trauma, no change in environment, no pests I can see. Any ideas how this could've happened and how to help him are appreciated!
Care Summary for Arpon
Arpon
Greg recommends:
0.5 cups every 12 days
< 1ft from a window
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.