Holy Christmas to me!!

18 years ago

Look what my husband got for me. He brought it back from NYC. The tag reads Notocactus prolifera. This is beyond massive. It has over 50 heads and weighs a ton. It measures almost 13 inches across. Check out this bad boy!

{{gwi:490202}}
{{gwi:490203}}

I had to take the picture from about 2' away just to fit it all in. The plant is in a 10" pot and needs to be put into a 12" pot.

Happy me,

Dawn

Comments (8)

tjsangel
18 years ago
WOW Props to your husband! That is a beauty. Look at all those spines. Good luck repotting that thing, you'll need it! : ) Congrats!

Jen
newbhoy
18 years ago
A true monster of a plant.

Imagine what it will be like when it decides to bloom!!
You'll have to stand even further away to fit it all in :)
Related Professionals
Clemson Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers · River Forest Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers · Arlington Landscape Contractors · Gaithersburg Landscape Contractors · Laguna Hills Landscape Contractors · Medford Landscape Contractors · Mount Sinai Landscape Contractors · Pahrump Landscape Contractors · Pompano Beach Landscape Contractors · Riverview Landscape Contractors · Rockwall Landscape Contractors · Westchester Landscape Contractors · Wichita Window Contractors · Brooklyn Window Contractors · Yeadon Window Contractors
Ohio_Green_Thumb
18 years ago
Dawn,
I am so envious! That's a very impressive clump! You'll have an amazing display when it blooms, and the berries afterward will look equally impressive. Kudos to your hubby!
Amy
shrubs_n_bulbs
18 years ago
Monster! But what is it? There are two, possibly three, plants that might be called Notocactus prolifera? The name Notocactus prolifera was erected in 1981 for what was Wigginsia prolifera, but is thought to just be a clumping form of Notocactus (or Parodia) langsdorfii. Or there is Notocactus scopa v prolifera and at least one other Parodia species with a porlifera variety.
cactusjordi
18 years ago
Dawn and S'nB,

It looks very much like a N. scopa cluster to me.

Jordi
cactuspolecat
18 years ago
Hi Dawn, what a lovely pressie, & what a good husband!
By the looks of that monster, even in a twelve inch pot you'll have fun getting the potting mix in around the plant.
I'm agree about the ID, I think Jordi's right.
I have a couple of small plants that I bought from cactus plant a while back under the name N. scopa v albispina
cactuspolecat
18 years ago
Dunno what happened there in my last post, but here's the complete message.
Hi Dawn, what a lovely pressie, & what a good husband!
By the looks of that monster, even in a twelve inch pot you'll have fun getting the potting mix in around the plant.
I'm agree about the ID, I think Jordi's right.
I have a couple of small plants that I bought from "CactusLand" a while back under the name N. scopa v albispina which is indeed a much branching form of scopa ssp succinea. Check out the link.
Link to CactusLand

Cheers, CP
deefar
Original Author
18 years ago
I agree with ya'll, its a N. scopa v prolifera. Yes, Jerry did very well this year. He also got me a couple peices of swarovski crystal. I have been collecting swarovski for about 20 years now. CP, this is going to be a real job moving it into it's new home. Jerry is still plucking pokies out of his hands....poor guy. He didn't wrap it though, he set it on the table by the sliding glass door. When I woke up Christmas morning I got my coffee and proceeded to the table. When I saw the plant I dropped my coffee and just starred at it. I turned around and was going to jump on him while he was sleeping but he was standing right behind me. (He scared the kajeebies right out of me.) He wanted to see my reaction. What a sweetheart ain't he. Thats my Christmas store...what's yours?

Thanks,
Dawn