These two plants are simply cacti with deformed growing points. Interesting, huh? Although I think the one above is some sort of Cereus, I know the one to the left and below are Cereus peruvianus v. monstrose because the very reputable dealer that I bought this from said so! At any rate, these cacti get very flat and skinny when they don't have enough water so I judge this way as far as whether I am watering enough.I made the same mistake with the second cactus this spring by taking it outside and watering it. Then the cold spell happened and it got waterlogged spots on it. I decided to cut off the worst spots by cutting off the whole limb and repotting it. So far so good. It is very slow growing so I won't reap benefits for a while.
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