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Posted 3Y ago by @TubularCoccoon

Any idea what species this is?

Cactus in a Cactus
Cactus in a Cactus
Peruvian Old Man Cactus
3” pot
Last watered 3 years ago
@sarah10orio
still Sarah
275301 XP
3Y ago
@sarah10orio
Maybe an old man cactus - @SirLiquorice would know!
@apackwood
Ariell
3603 XP
3Y ago
@apackwood
Espostoa Ianata? Potentially. Please name him Cousin It. 😂
@SirLiquorice
Cacti in your faces
21278 XP
3Y ago
@SirLiquorice
@sarahsalith does look a lot like a Espostoa lanata (Peruvian Old
Man Cactus) to me. There’s some other similar looking ones maybe
@SirLiquorice
Cacti in your faces
21278 XP
3Y ago
@SirLiquorice
The Cleistocactus strausii also looks similar
@SirLiquorice
Cacti in your faces
21278 XP
3Y ago
@SirLiquorice
Has it ever flowered before? That can make it much easier to narrow down the search.
@TubularCoccoon
Anna
199 XP
3Y ago
@TubularCoccoon
@SirLiquorice it has never flowered!
@SirLiquorice
Cacti in your faces
21278 XP
3Y ago
@SirLiquorice
https://www.google.com/amp/s/laidbackgardener.blog/2019/12/20/how-the-old-man-cactus-got-its-fuzz/%3Famp%3D1
@SirLiquorice
Cacti in your faces
21278 XP
3Y ago
@SirLiquorice
Ahh some of them take 15 years or more to flower is the problem