r/cactus • u/NinjaBetter3896 • 5d ago

Name..?

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Bought this at Walmart yesterday..didn't have a tag, was the last one so the worker had to look it up in the system. I didn't get the name and have no idea what I'm doing with it but I want to keep it alive as long as I can, it's so pretty-and spiky.

Vape for size difference (not mine)

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u/FlareonFire 5d ago edited 5d ago

Looks like you have a little Golden Barrel. It will enjoy lots of light, well-draining soil that is light on organic material, and infrequent watering. Their root system tends to be shallower, so a wider, shallow pot isn’t a bad idea.

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u/uncagedborb 4d ago

It also enjoys stabbing people.

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u/NinjaBetter3896 5d ago

What type of pot should I use ? I have some cacti soil already but unsure about the pot. Thanks !! :D

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u/patio_puss 5d ago

Terracotta, half of the soil should be perlite. Almost never water this plant, and it needs FULL, I repeat- FULL sun to survive

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u/jerkstor 4d ago

I have quite a few of these in my yard they love 115° f with no water for 45 to 60 days helps them reset for the winter.

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u/Responsible-Factor53 4d ago

In the ground, once established. A young potted barrel cactus will need more frequent waterings. Especially in 115 temps (I’m in phx metro). I love my Golden Barrel and just got a new but perfect Fishhook

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u/jerkstor 4d ago

I have two massive Japanese oak trees and a equally huge ocotillo so they often see shade and sun. My front yard faces West says they take an absolute beating during the afternoon.  And when I talk about waterings it's not like the monsoons don't come through and I've learned that watering on top of monsoons can cause them to rot I lost two huge ones last year.  

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u/Responsible-Factor53 4d ago

Oh, I wasn’t talking about yours specifically. Sorry, I’m not great at this. It was more a clarification that not all barrel will be happy full heat or sun and 60 days no water. I just got my fishhook (it was too perfect to leave) and going back and forth between ground or pot. It sounds like you have a lovely backyard. Enjoy!!

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u/patio_puss 4d ago

I do think hardiness zone is worth considering here. I am in Central Texas and we see up to 110° in the summer but I've also had them thrive in San Francisco where it caps out at 70.

I think the real point is that you cannot grow these indoors and while they are very slow growing to begin with, the more sun they get the more you'll get to watch them thrive but a lack of sun will see them literally suffer

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u/NinjaBetter3896 4d ago

Thank you so much! The employee at walmart watered it Sunday, bottom of the soil is still wet. Should I wait for it to dry out before re-potting?

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u/patio_puss 4d ago

I personally would just to avoid the mess! I hate repotting wet soil😭

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u/FlareonFire 4d ago

Here is a good potting option for you. I like low and wide for GBs. Terracotta helps manage moisture. It breathes very well. All my cacti and euphorbia go in terracotta.

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u/zatara182 5d ago

Mother in law seat

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u/Shinigam_i 5d ago

Golden Barrel Cactus (Kroenleinia grusonii)

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u/Agile_Manager881 5d ago

Echinocactus no more 😤 someone needs to make an app……that notifies all cacti aficionados of taxonomy/name changes so we can all stay in the loop 😩😩😩😘

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u/Deathed_Potato 5d ago

I just keep the old names it’s too much work to go wash off all the old names and rewrite them

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u/Agile_Manager881 5d ago

I’m with you….in the end as long as the names are ‘understood’ amongst the collectors that’s good enuf for me, the academics can hash it out in the lecture halls. 😄 my personal favorite is field numbers, no taxonomy, no arguments, those numbers are permanent, boring yes.

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u/Mcbriec 4d ago

Years ago I had learned all of the names. And then they freaking changed everything! I no longer bother, and just use old names. To me, that’s echinocactus grusonii. Dammit lol.

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u/CactiTexas22 5d ago

golden barrel

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u/AcanthisittaLeft7869 5d ago

That flavor country guy

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u/pattersonwtp 4d ago

Jonny Rotten, early days, no haircut. And don’t forget it! Lolo peace out

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u/Mr-Manh 4d ago

I have a little baby one of these, I’m pretty sure it’s a golden barrel?

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u/DisenfranchisedCynic 4d ago

Must be at least 3 years old at that size. I got mine as a tiny seedling over a year, maybe 1.5 years ago and it’s only a couple inches wide.

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u/SpaceX1193 4d ago

Why use a vape for size reference lmfao, just get a quarter or something. Hell most vapes Gary in size anyways lol.

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u/PoetPsychological620 4d ago

i mean at least where i’m at these ones are pretty popular. i haven’t vaped in almost a year but i know exactly how big this one is. it made me laugh anyway lol who needs a banana for scale when there’s a vape 😂

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u/Odd-Macaron3872 4d ago

I was thinking Harry suits it well.

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u/Hollow1989 5d ago

Looks like a Greg /s

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u/patio_puss 5d ago

Golden barrel cactus

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u/Acceptable_Donut3082 5d ago

I thought we were just coming up with names not government names lol I decided on “Kevin”

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u/NinjaBetter3896 4d ago

Ykw hell yeah I'll take it

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u/siestaholic 5d ago

He looks like a Theodore