Thursday, March 22. 2007
We Get Questions
Q: Hi,
I wonder if you could help me please - one of my two cacti desided to produce some pink things; it doesn't look like flowers!
I even don't know the 'proper' name for my cactus!
Many thanks,
Lena
A: Hello Lena,
Your cactus is a Mammilaria, unfortunately I can't tell you the species without seeing a close-up of the flowers but it looks like it might be a nice young Mammilaria compressa.
The "pink things" are fruit from last years blooms. They will ripen, eventually fall off and be full of tiny black seeds. In the wild mice and birds would pick the fruit, eat it and of course spread the seeds.
Good luck with your plant,
Hap
I wonder if you could help me please - one of my two cacti desided to produce some pink things; it doesn't look like flowers!
I even don't know the 'proper' name for my cactus!
Many thanks,
Lena
A: Hello Lena,
Your cactus is a Mammilaria, unfortunately I can't tell you the species without seeing a close-up of the flowers but it looks like it might be a nice young Mammilaria compressa.
The "pink things" are fruit from last years blooms. They will ripen, eventually fall off and be full of tiny black seeds. In the wild mice and birds would pick the fruit, eat it and of course spread the seeds.
Good luck with your plant,
Hap
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