To cut or not to cut?
Hello All, i have a Star Cactus that seems to have grown a 2-foot stem. It hasn't flowered yet, and it's been about a week. It grew super fast. Do I cut the stem or leave it? Does it need a bigger pot? It's in a 2" pot currently. Thank you for your help!!
#succulents #starcactus
#succulents #starcactus
6ft to light, indirect
3” pot with drainage
Last watered 1 year ago
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Best Answer
@Plantaholic78 Your succulent might be monocarpic, so it’s ok to cut the stalk, unless you want to collect the seeds. But growing a flower takes a lot of energy out of the plant. Looking at the flower helps identify that the plant is Monocarpic. Only in Death blooms succulents; the flower grows right from the center of the foliage. The appearance is as if the entire plant is surrounding the single flower. Look at the plant carefully. If the bloom appears from the side of the succulent, it is not Monocarpic. In such plants, the first indications start to come when the succulent grows tall, and the lower leaves start to appear shabby and fuzzy. Hope this helped!
Thank you so much! It is growing from the center, so I do believe it's Monocarpic.
