What Cactus Is This?
jcscowtown
15 years ago
My Mom was given a potted cactus by a relative that she said she dug up along the Red River. It has set in the post several years. Recently it formed four buds which quickly shot out shoots that flowered. We would like to know the name of the cactus. Can anyone help?
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