I have fond memories of seeing these " Rainbow" cactus growing in the Santa Rita mountains south of Tucson Arizona. They grew in open grassy areas. That was a long time ago. About 1976. I've always loved them cause they have color in bloom or not!! Thanks for sharing this awesome cactus with us Lyn!!! From Morris park in the Ozarks to across the Emerald isle, 🌈😀HAPPY RAINBOWS!!! Peace,Love,Plants!!!!✌💖🌵🌸🌴🌹🌿
WOW Clyde :-D it must have been so incredible to see these beautiful cacti in the Santa Rita mountains and so true they are always in color even when not in flower :-D thanks so much for your wonderful friendship and for all your support and amazing comments and for watching Clyde, and Hans and I are sending you and Deb and all the pets and plants all lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER and PEACE, LOVE and PLANTS and Rainbows haha to Morris Park in the Ozarks for a safe and wonderful weekend XXXX
Hi Lyn, you've really got me excited with this latest episode. Like many others:- this is my favourite cactus, and the reason why is due to its strong colour banding and enormous/colourful purple/pink flowers. I agree with you and Cactimania on the inclusion of crushed lava rock for the majority of desert cacti. Lava rock is like a natural fertiliser as it contains high levels of subsidiary minerals, which can wash into the soil easily when watering, freeing up as chemical ions which readily dissolve in the water, allowing cacti's roots to take them up and into the plant. I picked up a bag of pure lava dust from the slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily a few years ago while on holiday, and I can confirm the majority of cacti really like it and respond well. I avoid using too much in the mix on some alkaline loving species of Escobaria and Coryphantha as it is a little on the acidic side my batch. My mixes are also heavy on crushed grit and rock becouse of the critical need for fast evaporation and becouse the soil tends to gel like cardboard with slow drying and high humidity levels throughout the year. I was saddened to hear of this form of mealy bug which destroyed your last specimen. I believe you featured it on an episode you posted some years back on this channel so that is a tragedy. However the plant you have here is very beautiful and moderately sized:- certainly looks at least 6-7 inches tall to this viewer, and I'm sure it is capable of producing lovely flushes of flowers later in the spring or summer. When I was in Organ Pipe national monument in AZ a few years ago, I looked everywhere beside the trails for this cactus and never found it. I think they are naturally found further East into southern New Mexico and parts of Chihuahua over the border in Mexico. I would absolutely love to see large stands of this cactus out in the wild, there's nothing quite like it.
So happy that this Echinocereus is your favourite cactus too, its such a beauty with its gorgeous colourful red spines all in a ring around this cactus, so happy you love to sue the crushed lava rock too, its fantastic, and thanks a million for your amazing info on the lava rock too, thats fantastic you was able to collect lava from Mount Etna, thats extra special, WOW yes it would be amazing to see these cacti in their natural habitats, thanks so much for all of your incredible support and for all of your wonderful comments and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a safe and wonderful weekend ahead XXXX
Thats wonderful you have bought 3 cacti :-D and thanks so much Elvan for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, Sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Turkey for a fantastic new week XXXX
great, i got up out of my seat and moved one of my little Rainbow cactus, now in front of the shelve, it was hiding behind a big Cactus ( i like the colour so much i put it in that way i can see it all the time 😂😂😂, but its more important that my rainbow feels good over my staring all the time at it's colour 😅😅), so as i learned here it needs more and plenty of light and i moved it in front of the big one , and i just have to move my head a bit more to see the lovely colours 😂😂😂... thanks so much for this great video. It's taken over 2 years and still it teaches us 😜... Take care🥰
Thats fantastic that you have one of these beautiful rainbow cacti too Carine :-D I really love the colors on this cactus with its red rings of patterns around it, and the more sun it gets the brighter the red colour goes, it really is a stunning cactus :-D thanks so much Carine for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Thursday today XXXX
I just bought one of these a few months ago, so this was great catching this video. Our climate is very similar to yours by the sounds of it, very humid & quite a lot of rain. Probably because we live on islands (I live in the North Island), so your advice is invaluable 👍👍❤
Thats wonderful you have one of these Echinocereus rigidissimus 'Rainbow Cacti' too Heather, they are gorgeous and so happy you enjoyed the repotting video and the advice, thanks so much for your wonderful comments and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Friday XXXX
So happy you love this beauty too Ana :-D and WOW you have the most beautiful of blooming beauties with your Echinocereus cacti :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and CAFFEINE and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle to Las Vegas for a safe and BLOOMING wonderful weekend XXXX
Love this cactus Lyn, I found my one in a garden centre a few years ago and my eye was instantly drawn to it because of its purple colour, not flowered for me yet but it is quite a young one. It’s going to love being in the new mix too, thank you so much for the mention Lyn 😊 That mealybug you encountered sounds like a nasty one, hope I never see ones like that 😬 Thank you as always for sharing with us, from Edith & myself to you and Hans, stay safe and well and have a wonderful afternoon and evening ❤️😊🌵☀️🌼🌸🌺🏜
That is one of my most favourite cacti! 😍 Love the sunny day you have there, Lyn. You are like a ray of sunshine too. Just makes my day happy watching your videos. 🥰 Thank you as always for the mention on Cactimania. ❤️ Happy you and Hans both are safe and well and happy. ❤️🤗😍🥰❤️
Yes this particular cactus is a true standout and favourite for many enthusiasts and collectors alike. Although very similar to E. Pectinatus, that one doesn't have the strong red/purpley tones and bands that this variety has. It's a lovely plant that only gets better as it ages.
@@edithcoliagrandis So happy that this beautiful Echinocereus is one of your most favourite cacti too dear Edith, it truly is a beauty with its beautiful red bands around it, the weather has been so wonderful here the past few days and I think we are getting our Summer now in April haha :-D thanks so much Edith for your wonderful friendship and support and for all of your wonderful comments and for watching and Hans and I are sending you and Daz lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Singapore and England for a safe and wonderful weekend both of you XXXX
We are absolutely LOVING your cactus mix Daz :-D its so wonderful and we are going to be re potting a lot of our other cacti into this wonderful mix too, thanks so much for letting us know about it and for sharing your video on how to make it, The mealy bug from a few years ago was so awful, the plant collapsed and there was no signs of mealies on the outside but when I cut the cactus up it had hundreds of them all burrowed inside the plant all into the core, its odd as mealies usually stay on the outside it was almost like a mealy crossed with a tiny type of vine weevil horrendous, and green juices instead of pink, I have never been able to fully ID the form of mealy and I hope I never see them again haha, thanks so much for your wonderful friendship and for all your wonderful comments Daz, and for watching and Hans and I are sending you and Edith lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to England and Singapore for a safe and wonderful weekend XXXX
These rainbow cacti truly are so beautiful I agree :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comments and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a safe and wonderful terrific Tuesday today XXXX
Thats fantastic you have bought one of these awesome cactus plants, they are extra special with their red colouration, thanks so much for watching and have a wonderful plant powered Thursday XXXX
I just got this one not too long ago and I'm just getting ready to repot it. It's such a beautiful variety. Thanks so much for sharing Lyn. It's always such a pleasure seeing you ❤
Thats wonderful news you have got one of these Echinocereus rigidissimus Rainbow Cacti, they truly are so beautiful, thanks so much Stacey for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Florida for a fantastic Friday XXXX
So happy you love this beautiful cactus too Miche and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a safe and wonderful weekend XXXX
YOU are my GORGEOUS BIG JUICY HANDSOME FIANCE my SWEETHEART GRRRRRRRR, its so wonderful we have our plant passion and our passion for each other we really are a match made in cactus Heaven haha, I LOVE you sooooooooo much my SWEETHEART, its so much fun for us to re pot all our plant babies together in this beautiful weather XXXXXXX
So happy you love this cactus too Fernanda and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Portugal for a safe and wonderful weekend XXXX
Thanks so much Cher for all your wonderful support and Friendship and for all your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Queensland, Australia for a safe and fantastic evening XXXX
Often spotted these on your greenhouse tours and didn't know what they were....but I do now...thanks Lyn..I need to look out for one they are very striking....regards to both
So happy you love these Echinocereus cacti Richard :-D they truly are so special, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a safe and wonderful weekend XXXX
So happy you love the Rainbow cactus too Joe :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a safe and wonderful weekend XXXX
Thanks so much Kellyn :-D yes I think we are having our Summer now haha, the weather has been amazing and lots of good weather forecast for the coming days too :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a safe and wonderful weekend XXXX
So happy you love these Echinocereus too Brian :-D and WOW I love the one you have with the twin pup heads coming from the top and we have just watched your incredible update video WOW what an amazing collection you have, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Arizona for a safe and wonderful terrific Tuesday today XXXX
So happy you loved the video Chris :-D We hope you are staying safe and well too, we are keeping safe and busy with all our repottings haha :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comments and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to NJ for a safe and sunny Sunday today XXXX
haha Anthony :-D Mealy bugs really are the evil of the plant world, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a safe and sunny Monday XXXX
@@desertplantsofavalon Thanks! I actually have a Ball Cacti that I don't know the name of. I'm hoping to maybe glimpse or see you talk about my specific little baby!!
@@sprig6043 Hi Anthony :-D it may be one of the Barrel Cacti in the Echinocactus group of cacti, I have made a video about them and you may be able to see the one you have in it :-D here is a link to the video : th-cam.com/video/f54Zy5wHkho/w-d-xo.html
I am sooo happy to see that you’re outside. I have pups on my Prickly Pear whic are quite long! As I watch your many videos, I haven’t seen these on yours!
Its been so wonderful to get outside now the weather is nice here at long last :-D I have a few Opuntia's with the longer stems and pups growing but it can depend on the different types as some Opuntia's grow more rounded pads and some are more longer, but if the other pads are round and the new ones are long and thin it can sometimes be due to not enough light during the Winter months, thanks so much Denice for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a safe and sunny Sunday XXXX
Hi Linda :-D yes I would definitely bring the plant indoors during the rainy season, as cacti can be very prone to rot if they are kept wet during their dormancy, thanks so much for watching and have a wonderful plant powered day XXXX
I did use a few systemics on my old Echinocereus rainbow but the awful mealy bug like bugs refused to go and they burrowed inside of the plant it was awful, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a safe and wonderful weekend XXXX
Hi Lyn 👋 Is the 1 you lost the 1 in the video from 7yrs ago with the most stunning flower? Thank you so much for this video! I've just purchased a number of these...I Screen shot the soil recipe Daz put up...Again thank you Lyn 😊
Thats wonderful news you have purchased some of these incredible Echinocereus cacti, they are beauties, yes the one I lost was from the video 7 years ago, I was so gutted to lose it, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a super Sunday XXXX
Wow what a beauty Lyn, I'll be keeping my eye open for one of them . 33 degrees here in Brisbane yesterday 😰😰😰😰 Lots of love from Downunder and plenty of plant power. 🌵🌵🌵⚘😗👍👊
Hi you guys! What's a very cool cactus. I'm almost five years in since I fell for all things cactus and I have yet to have a cactus bloom until recently- I think. It is a cactus that I found on the floor in a box store. The man had swept it into a pile of dirt. It had no pot or anyting so I had to save it. Funny thing is that it bloomed these little black puffs that look like feather dusters or something. LOL like it remembers it came from a pile of dirt on the floor! Is that a bloom?
It sounds like you have an Echinopsis Subdenudata. These cacti produce an unusual "black feathery lace" when ready to flower. Older plants may have several. These are actually concealed flower buds which are still developing, when ready:- the plant will produce a 2-4 inch stalk with a white Sea urchin flower. These cacti only need moderate part sun as they lack spines and are vulnerable to sunburn and epidermal scorching.
Wow Lyn that is a very rare one , I’ve got a ariocactus as my rarest it cost around £200, what is your most expensive plant if youdon’t mind me asking ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉😊
I bet your Ariocarus is a beauty, I think my most expensive plant I bought was a big chunky Pachycereus pringli over 20 years ago for around £100, it was about 1 foot high when I got it and has it has grown about 4 feet taller in the 20 years, its about 5 feet high now, thanks so much for your wonderful comments and awesome support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from Hans and me for a wonderful upcomg weekend XXXX
Hi there :-D these cacti can definitely can re root if you treat them as cuttings, if you have a grafted plant it would be best to leave it on the graft unless the grafting stock died, but because I have never grafted or de grafted these plants myself I may not be the best one to advise, but if you really wanted too you could re root it as a cutting, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a safe and wonderful weekend XXXX
Desert Plants of Avalon Thank you so much for replying it gave me hope mine might root. I had it on graft and the rootstock suddenly died. I was worried if it will root or not. Thank you :)
@@Architjain1292 Good luck with re rooting and let the cut part at the bottom of the cactus callus over (dry) for a few days first before potting up as a cutting
A nice clay pot would have been lovely for this beautiful cactus, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Friday and weekend ahead XXXX
Hi there :-D yes the good news is if the seed pod is still there it will still produce seeds even if the dried flower head has gone, if the pod is still intact it will go on to produce seeds :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comments and for watching and sending lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER your way for a fantastic day XXXX
I notice the red top of my rainbow cactus has gone pale. Is it due to too much afternoon sun? What is the cause? How do I get the beautiful red crown back? Thanks
Hi there, the very top of this cactus can be more pale as its due to the new growth from the crown that grows out more pale and sometimes white until the fine new spines from the top of the crown harden off, as the new growth matures these fine spines will turn more of a deeper pink/red as they mature, the pale top will go red again once it has paused its growing from late Summer and Winter, thanks so much for watching, and wishing you a wonderful plant powered weekend XXXX
Thanks so much and I hoe you are keeping well and safe too Dwight :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a safe and wonderful weekend XXXX
I’ve been searching for this particular cactus 🌵 ! I just love the color ! Thanks for the informative video and the heads up on @cactimania . I just subscribed to his channel . ! 💯🌵😁
Lyn I came across an old vid of yours with Echeveria Setosa in flower, mine is also flowering now, but Setosa looks more orange, mine are yellow, maybe a different variety? I've been trying to trace my Kalanchoe and I think it's K. Humilis? It's also flowering now, I knew you 'd be thrilled for me!! Haha always lovely to watch you 2 thanks for great videos xx : )
Thats fantastic news your Echeveria setosa is blooming beautiful Marion :-D there can be a few different varieties with the blooms and some can be more yellow orange and some more yellow and others brighter orange and more reddish
Dear nice Lady Lyn! . Thanks for sharing used your wonderful and interesting Video! ! Can you please send me a little cut from the wonderful Schlumbergera truncata? Just a little bit from the stems and I would pay for that. Anyway, thanks for the very good Video! Please don't be angry about the Question I think I know the answer. No. No. But I understand all! Yourssincerely from renate, from Vienna to you nice Lady Lyn and Mister Hans too ! Bye, bye! Have a wonderful Weekend! !🌱🌵🌱🌵🌵👍👍
The weather has been amazing here in Ireland and K the past two weeks, I think we are having our Summer now haha :-D the rings usually increase with age as the plant grows taller too, I think the red coloured rings help to protect the cactus from strong sunshine and the red colour really comes out on them when the sun increases
Thanks so much for another highly informative video. Lyn, would you recommend planting 3 baby rainbow hedgehogs in one big pot? Warm regards to you and Hans from Bakersfield, California!!!
Hi Elmer :-D so happy you enjoyed the video :-D I think its definitely best to pot them up individually as they can be rot prone especially if they are planted up in a big pot, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Bakersfield, California for a terrific Thursday XXXX
Awesome cactus and informative video. I have 8 rainbow cactus and one has 2 heads and 1 has 5 heads. I wonder if it’s ok or I should separate the heads. Stay safe and healthy god bless from Japan
So happy you loved the video Ken and WOW at your twin headed and five headed Echinocereus, I would definitely not separate them and keep them all together, they look fantastic growing in clumps too :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Japan for a safe and wonderful weekend XXXX
@@godisgreat8462 Oh WOW Ken :-D that make sit extra special :-D I would still leave them as I think they add an extra special character to the cactus, I have another little Echinocereus a different variety that is doing the same too and has a new little head growing from the top of it :-D XXXXXX
I bet yours is a beauty too Barry :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a safe and wonderful weekend XXXX
Echinocereus rigidissimus Rainbow Cactus, Care Tips & Repotting.
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I have fond memories of seeing these " Rainbow" cactus growing in the Santa Rita mountains south of Tucson Arizona. They grew in open grassy areas. That was a long time ago. About 1976. I've always loved them cause they have color in bloom or not!! Thanks for sharing this awesome cactus with us Lyn!!! From Morris park in the Ozarks to across the Emerald isle, 🌈😀HAPPY RAINBOWS!!! Peace,Love,Plants!!!!✌💖🌵🌸🌴🌹🌿
WOW Clyde :-D it must have been so incredible to see these beautiful cacti in the Santa Rita mountains and so true they are always in color even when not in flower :-D thanks so much for your wonderful friendship and for all your support and amazing comments and for watching Clyde, and Hans and I are sending you and Deb and all the pets and plants all lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER and PEACE, LOVE and PLANTS and Rainbows haha to Morris Park in the Ozarks for a safe and wonderful weekend XXXX
Hi Lyn, you've really got me excited with this latest episode. Like many others:- this is my favourite cactus, and the reason why is due to its strong colour banding and enormous/colourful purple/pink flowers. I agree with you and Cactimania on the inclusion of crushed lava rock for the majority of desert cacti. Lava rock is like a natural fertiliser as it contains high levels of subsidiary minerals, which can wash into the soil easily when watering, freeing up as chemical ions which readily dissolve in the water, allowing cacti's roots to take them up and into the plant. I picked up a bag of pure lava dust from the slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily a few years ago while on holiday, and I can confirm the majority of cacti really like it and respond well. I avoid using too much in the mix on some alkaline loving species of Escobaria and Coryphantha as it is a little on the acidic side my batch. My mixes are also heavy on crushed grit and rock becouse of the critical need for fast evaporation and becouse the soil tends to gel like cardboard with slow drying and high humidity levels throughout the year. I was saddened to hear of this form of mealy bug which destroyed your last specimen. I believe you featured it on an episode you posted some years back on this channel so that is a tragedy. However the plant you have here is very beautiful and moderately sized:- certainly looks at least 6-7 inches tall to this viewer, and I'm sure it is capable of producing lovely flushes of flowers later in the spring or summer. When I was in Organ Pipe national monument in AZ a few years ago, I looked everywhere beside the trails for this cactus and never found it. I think they are naturally found further East into southern New Mexico and parts of Chihuahua over the border in Mexico. I would absolutely love to see large stands of this cactus out in the wild, there's nothing quite like it.
So happy that this Echinocereus is your favourite cactus too, its such a beauty with its gorgeous colourful red spines all in a ring around this cactus, so happy you love to sue the crushed lava rock too, its fantastic, and thanks a million for your amazing info on the lava rock too, thats fantastic you was able to collect lava from Mount Etna, thats extra special, WOW yes it would be amazing to see these cacti in their natural habitats, thanks so much for all of your incredible support and for all of your wonderful comments and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a safe and wonderful weekend ahead XXXX
I am watching your video in Turkey now. I bought 3 this cactus. In summer this country very hot and sunny. I hope it can live
Thats wonderful you have bought 3 cacti :-D and thanks so much Elvan for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, Sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Turkey for a fantastic new week XXXX
great, i got up out of my seat and moved one of my little Rainbow cactus, now in front of the shelve, it was hiding behind a big Cactus ( i like the colour so much i put it in that way i can see it all the time 😂😂😂, but its more important that my rainbow feels good over my staring all the time at it's colour 😅😅), so as i learned here it needs more and plenty of light and i moved it in front of the big one , and i just have to move my head a bit more to see the lovely colours 😂😂😂... thanks so much for this great video. It's taken over 2 years and still it teaches us 😜... Take care🥰
Thats fantastic that you have one of these beautiful rainbow cacti too Carine :-D I really love the colors on this cactus with its red rings of patterns around it, and the more sun it gets the brighter the red colour goes, it really is a stunning cactus :-D thanks so much Carine for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Thursday today XXXX
@@desertplantsofavalon thank you same for you 😍🤩
@@carineds XXXXX ♥♥♥♥😃😃😃😍😍
WOW....what an impressive collection.
Awwwww So happy to hear from you again Keith
I just bought one of these a few months ago, so this was great catching this video. Our climate is very similar to yours by the sounds of it, very humid & quite a lot of rain. Probably because we live on islands (I live in the North Island), so your advice is invaluable 👍👍❤
Thats wonderful you have one of these Echinocereus rigidissimus 'Rainbow Cacti' too Heather, they are gorgeous and so happy you enjoyed the repotting video and the advice, thanks so much for your wonderful comments and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Friday XXXX
One of my favorite! It is showy even without flowers but even more gorgeous when it flowers. 🥰
So happy you love this beauty too Ana :-D and WOW you have the most beautiful of blooming beauties with your Echinocereus cacti :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and CAFFEINE and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle to Las Vegas for a safe and BLOOMING wonderful weekend XXXX
Love this cactus Lyn, I found my one in a garden centre a few years ago and my eye was instantly drawn to it because of its purple colour, not flowered for me yet but it is quite a young one. It’s going to love being in the new mix too, thank you so much for the mention Lyn 😊 That mealybug you encountered sounds like a nasty one, hope I never see ones like that 😬 Thank you as always for sharing with us, from Edith & myself to you and Hans, stay safe and well and have a wonderful afternoon and evening ❤️😊🌵☀️🌼🌸🌺🏜
That is one of my most favourite cacti! 😍 Love the sunny day you have there, Lyn. You are like a ray of sunshine too. Just makes my day happy watching your videos. 🥰 Thank you as always for the mention on Cactimania. ❤️ Happy you and Hans both are safe and well and happy. ❤️🤗😍🥰❤️
Yes this particular cactus is a true standout and favourite for many enthusiasts and collectors alike. Although very similar to E. Pectinatus, that one doesn't have the strong red/purpley tones and bands that this variety has. It's a lovely plant that only gets better as it ages.
@@edithcoliagrandis So happy that this beautiful Echinocereus is one of your most favourite cacti too dear Edith, it truly is a beauty with its beautiful red bands around it, the weather has been so wonderful here the past few days and I think we are getting our Summer now in April haha :-D thanks so much Edith for your wonderful friendship and support and for all of your wonderful comments and for watching and Hans and I are sending you and Daz lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Singapore and England for a safe and wonderful weekend both of you XXXX
We are absolutely LOVING your cactus mix Daz :-D its so wonderful and we are going to be re potting a lot of our other cacti into this wonderful mix too, thanks so much for letting us know about it and for sharing your video on how to make it, The mealy bug from a few years ago was so awful, the plant collapsed and there was no signs of mealies on the outside but when I cut the cactus up it had hundreds of them all burrowed inside the plant all into the core, its odd as mealies usually stay on the outside it was almost like a mealy crossed with a tiny type of vine weevil horrendous, and green juices instead of pink, I have never been able to fully ID the form of mealy and I hope I never see them again haha, thanks so much for your wonderful friendship and for all your wonderful comments Daz, and for watching and Hans and I are sending you and Edith lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to England and Singapore for a safe and wonderful weekend XXXX
Interesting video! Lovely cactus Lyn, this one doen't bite seeing you holding it!
I love these rainbow cactus!
These rainbow cacti truly are so beautiful I agree :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comments and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a safe and wonderful terrific Tuesday today XXXX
Just bought a cactus like that ,,,thanks for the great video
Thats fantastic you have bought one of these awesome cactus plants, they are extra special with their red colouration, thanks so much for watching and have a wonderful plant powered Thursday XXXX
I just got this one not too long ago and I'm just getting ready to repot it. It's such a beautiful variety. Thanks so much for sharing Lyn. It's always such a pleasure seeing you ❤
Thats wonderful news you have got one of these Echinocereus rigidissimus Rainbow Cacti, they truly are so beautiful, thanks so much Stacey for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Florida for a fantastic Friday XXXX
I'm watching your video from Japan.
So happy you are watching from Japan
Definitivamente el más hermoso.
Thank you so very much and thanks so much for watching XXXX
Oh that’s a beautiful cactus ! It doesn’t even look like a real plant. Thank you for sharing & happy growing.
So happy you love this beautiful cactus too Miche and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a safe and wonderful weekend XXXX
You´re so gorgeous and even the Echinocereus...so lovely flowers in this one. Happy repotting days!
YOU are my GORGEOUS BIG JUICY HANDSOME FIANCE my SWEETHEART GRRRRRRRR, its so wonderful we have our plant passion and our passion for each other we really are a match made in cactus Heaven haha, I LOVE you sooooooooo much my SWEETHEART, its so much fun for us to re pot all our plant babies together in this beautiful weather XXXXXXX
It is a gorgeous cactus😄
So happy you love this cactus too Fernanda and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Portugal for a safe and wonderful weekend XXXX
Great video thank you Lyn 💕💕👍🏼💕💕
Thanks so much Cher for all your wonderful support and Friendship and for all your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Queensland, Australia for a safe and fantastic evening XXXX
Often spotted these on your greenhouse tours and didn't know what they were....but I do now...thanks Lyn..I need to look out for one they are very striking....regards to both
So happy you love these Echinocereus cacti Richard :-D they truly are so special, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a safe and wonderful weekend XXXX
Love the Rainbow Cactus
Agreed, especially this variety. Adult plants in multiple bloom always a highlight.
So happy you love the Rainbow cactus too Joe :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a safe and wonderful weekend XXXX
Beautiful! It seems that Spring May have made it to us finally as well! So happy to see you are doing well! 💚
Thanks so much Kellyn :-D yes I think we are having our Summer now haha, the weather has been amazing and lots of good weather forecast for the coming days too :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a safe and wonderful weekend XXXX
Beautiful plants! These grow in habitat in the mountains to the south of here. Always cool to see the blooms! Great video!
So happy you love these Echinocereus too Brian :-D and WOW I love the one you have with the twin pup heads coming from the top and we have just watched your incredible update video WOW what an amazing collection you have, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Arizona for a safe and wonderful terrific Tuesday today XXXX
I have 2 of those. Good to see your channel back after a while Lyn!
So happy you have two of these beauties too Greg :-D they are stunners
Great video Lyn and again another beauty!! Hope you and Hans are staying safe !!
So happy you loved the video Chris :-D We hope you are staying safe and well too, we are keeping safe and busy with all our repottings haha :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comments and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to NJ for a safe and sunny Sunday today XXXX
You tell em Hun! You're experienced in this field and know what a dam Mealy Bug looks like ✊🏾
haha Anthony :-D Mealy bugs really are the evil of the plant world, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a safe and sunny Monday XXXX
@@desertplantsofavalon Thanks! I actually have a Ball Cacti that I don't know the name of. I'm hoping to maybe glimpse or see you talk about my specific little baby!!
@@sprig6043 Hi Anthony :-D it may be one of the Barrel Cacti in the Echinocactus group of cacti, I have made a video about them and you may be able to see the one you have in it :-D here is a link to the video : th-cam.com/video/f54Zy5wHkho/w-d-xo.html
You have a super example there Lyn. I unfortunately lost my plant last year: it just suddenly rotted 😿
So sorry you lost your plant Carol
I am sooo happy to see that you’re outside. I have pups on my Prickly Pear whic are quite long! As I watch your many videos, I haven’t seen these on yours!
Its been so wonderful to get outside now the weather is nice here at long last :-D I have a few Opuntia's with the longer stems and pups growing but it can depend on the different types as some Opuntia's grow more rounded pads and some are more longer, but if the other pads are round and the new ones are long and thin it can sometimes be due to not enough light during the Winter months, thanks so much Denice for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a safe and sunny Sunday XXXX
Hello, Thanks for your video! Would you suggest bringing the plant indoors during a rainy season while it’s dormant?
Hi Linda :-D yes I would definitely bring the plant indoors during the rainy season, as cacti can be very prone to rot if they are kept wet during their dormancy, thanks so much for watching and have a wonderful plant powered day XXXX
I wonder if systemic pesticides would work. Maybe a rose pesticide for aphids.
I did use a few systemics on my old Echinocereus rainbow but the awful mealy bug like bugs refused to go and they burrowed inside of the plant it was awful, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a safe and wonderful weekend XXXX
Hi Lyn 👋 Is the 1 you lost the 1 in the video from 7yrs ago with the most stunning flower?
Thank you so much for this video! I've just purchased a number of these...I Screen shot the soil recipe Daz put up...Again thank you Lyn 😊
Thats wonderful news you have purchased some of these incredible Echinocereus cacti, they are beauties, yes the one I lost was from the video 7 years ago, I was so gutted to lose it, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a super Sunday XXXX
Wow what a beauty Lyn, I'll be keeping my eye open for one of them . 33 degrees here in Brisbane yesterday 😰😰😰😰 Lots of love from Downunder and plenty of plant power. 🌵🌵🌵⚘😗👍👊
So happy you love this beauty Peter
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Hi you guys! What's a very cool cactus. I'm almost five years in since I fell for all things cactus and I have yet to have a cactus bloom until recently- I think. It is a cactus that I found on the floor in a box store. The man had swept it into a pile of dirt. It had no pot or anyting so I had to save it. Funny thing is that it bloomed these little black puffs that look like feather dusters or something. LOL like it remembers it came from a pile of dirt on the floor! Is that a bloom?
It sounds like you have an Echinopsis Subdenudata. These cacti produce an unusual "black feathery lace" when ready to flower. Older plants may have several. These are actually concealed flower buds which are still developing, when ready:- the plant will produce a 2-4 inch stalk with a white Sea urchin flower. These cacti only need moderate part sun as they lack spines and are vulnerable to sunburn and epidermal scorching.
So happy you love this cactus Bevy :-D thats wonderful news you had your cactus blooming and well done on saving it too
Wow Lyn that is a very rare one , I’ve got a ariocactus as my rarest it cost around £200, what is your most expensive plant if youdon’t mind me asking ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉😊
I bet your Ariocarus is a beauty, I think my most expensive plant I bought was a big chunky Pachycereus pringli over 20 years ago for around £100, it was about 1 foot high when I got it and has it has grown about 4 feet taller in the 20 years, its about 5 feet high now, thanks so much for your wonderful comments and awesome support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from Hans and me for a wonderful upcomg weekend XXXX
Hello! I have one on graft can we degraft? Will it root well?
Hi there :-D these cacti can definitely can re root if you treat them as cuttings, if you have a grafted plant it would be best to leave it on the graft unless the grafting stock died, but because I have never grafted or de grafted these plants myself I may not be the best one to advise, but if you really wanted too you could re root it as a cutting, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a safe and wonderful weekend XXXX
Desert Plants of Avalon Thank you so much for replying it gave me hope mine might root. I had it on graft and the rootstock suddenly died. I was worried if it will root or not. Thank you :)
@@Architjain1292 Good luck with re rooting and let the cut part at the bottom of the cactus callus over (dry) for a few days first before potting up as a cutting
It would have looked great in a breathable clay vintage pot.
A nice clay pot would have been lovely for this beautiful cactus, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Friday and weekend ahead XXXX
I accidentally knocked the completely dried up flower off the seed pod, will the pod still give me viable seeds?
Hi there :-D yes the good news is if the seed pod is still there it will still produce seeds even if the dried flower head has gone, if the pod is still intact it will go on to produce seeds :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comments and for watching and sending lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER your way for a fantastic day XXXX
I notice the red top of my rainbow cactus has gone pale. Is it due to too much afternoon sun? What is the cause? How do I get the beautiful red crown back? Thanks
Hi there, the very top of this cactus can be more pale as its due to the new growth from the crown that grows out more pale and sometimes white until the fine new spines from the top of the crown harden off, as the new growth matures these fine spines will turn more of a deeper pink/red as they mature, the pale top will go red again once it has paused its growing from late Summer and Winter, thanks so much for watching, and wishing you a wonderful plant powered weekend XXXX
@@desertplantsofavalon Thanks for your prompt & helpful reply. Wishing you a great weekend too.
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Great tips. Hope all is well with you in Ireland Lyn
Thanks so much and I hoe you are keeping well and safe too Dwight :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a safe and wonderful weekend XXXX
@@desertplantsofavalon you too
I’ve been searching for this particular cactus 🌵 ! I just love the color ! Thanks for the informative video and the heads up on @cactimania . I just subscribed to his channel . ! 💯🌵😁
So happy you love this cactus too Judy and so happy you have subbed to Daz @cactimania Daz has a fantastic channel
I have had those mealybugs a couple times. I had to get ride of 3. I saved 5 though. It took lots of work everyday. It was very upsetting.
Mealy bugs are such a pain I agree, they really are a plant lovers nightmare LOL! XXXX
Lyn I came across an old vid of yours with Echeveria Setosa in flower, mine is also flowering now, but Setosa looks more orange, mine are yellow, maybe a different variety? I've been trying to trace my Kalanchoe and I think it's K. Humilis? It's also flowering now, I knew you 'd be thrilled for me!! Haha always lovely to watch you 2 thanks for great videos xx : )
Thats fantastic news your Echeveria setosa is blooming beautiful Marion :-D there can be a few different varieties with the blooms and some can be more yellow orange and some more yellow and others brighter orange and more reddish
Dear nice Lady Lyn! .
Thanks for sharing used your wonderful and interesting Video! !
Can you please send me a little cut from the wonderful Schlumbergera truncata? Just a little bit from the stems and I would pay for that.
Anyway, thanks for the very good Video!
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But I understand all!
Yourssincerely from renate, from Vienna to you nice Lady Lyn and Mister Hans too !
Bye, bye! Have a wonderful Weekend! !🌱🌵🌱🌵🌵👍👍
So happy you loved the video Dear Renate
Hi Lyn. It looks like a beautiful day in Ireland. 💕. Amazing cactus. Do those colour rings mean anything , like the age of the cactus? Very pretty. 😘
The weather has been amazing here in Ireland and K the past two weeks, I think we are having our Summer now haha :-D the rings usually increase with age as the plant grows taller too, I think the red coloured rings help to protect the cactus from strong sunshine and the red colour really comes out on them when the sun increases
Thanks so much for another highly informative video. Lyn, would you recommend planting 3 baby rainbow hedgehogs in one big pot? Warm regards to you and Hans from Bakersfield, California!!!
Hi Elmer :-D so happy you enjoyed the video :-D I think its definitely best to pot them up individually as they can be rot prone especially if they are planted up in a big pot, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Bakersfield, California for a terrific Thursday XXXX
This is a “want” on my list for this year. Yours is beautiful! What color is the flower?
Its a beauty Cheryl and definitely a wonderful one to add to your collection
Awesome cactus and informative video. I have 8 rainbow cactus and one has 2 heads and 1 has 5 heads. I wonder if it’s ok or I should separate the heads. Stay safe and healthy god bless from Japan
So happy you loved the video Ken and WOW at your twin headed and five headed Echinocereus, I would definitely not separate them and keep them all together, they look fantastic growing in clumps too :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Japan for a safe and wonderful weekend XXXX
The heads are growing on the top of the plant not the bottom
@@godisgreat8462 Oh WOW Ken :-D that make sit extra special :-D I would still leave them as I think they add an extra special character to the cactus, I have another little Echinocereus a different variety that is doing the same too and has a new little head growing from the top of it :-D XXXXXX
Desert Plants of Avalon I will send you pictures in a couple of days on Instagram
@@godisgreat8462 Thats fantastic Ken :-D I look forward to seeing the photos XXXX
i have one of these but mine is like 2 inche's big😀
I bet yours is a beauty too Barry :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a safe and wonderful weekend XXXX