Lessons from a Cactus: Know Your Customer

by Skip Cohen​Several years ago, a five-foot-high Ceroid Cactus in my neighbor's backyard was knocked over during a hurricane. We knew nothing about growing a cactus, but decided to cut off the rotted ends and stick it in a pot.

Lessons from a Cactus: Know Your Customer

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by Skip Cohen​Several years ago, a five-foot-high Ceroid Cactus in my neighbor's backyard was knocked over during a hurricane.

We knew nothing about growing a cactus, but decided to cut off the rotted ends and stick it in a pot.

The main stalk didn't grow but it sprouted two arms.Last year it bloomed, but only one flower and for just a single day.

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by Skip Cohen​Several years ago, a five-foot-high Ceroid Cactus in my neighbor's backyard was knocked over during a hurricane. We knew nothing about growing a cactus, but decided to cut off the rotted ends and stick it in a pot. The main stalk didn't grow but it sprouted two arms.Last year it bloomed, but only one flower and for just a single day.

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  • A few months later it bloomed again, with three flowers, and I almost missed them.

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For at least three years it's just stood there.

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