I enjoy growing my cactus plants, but I never look forward to repotting them. It's a surefire way to get a bunch spines on my hands! I have two cactus that I just repotted.
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| Repotted Rebutia Cactus January 2025 |
The first one is a Rebutia. As you can see in the photo below, It had overgrown it's pot. I've had it for more than a decade and have repotted it several times. It's a great bloomer and I look forward to more bright blooms this year. The repotting went well, with just a couple of pokes and spines in my hand!
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| Rebutia Cactus October 2024 |
The picture below was taken in September 2014. You can see how much it has grown since then. |
| Rebutia cactus - September 2014 |
The other cactus I repotted is a Cleistocactus Colademononis, AKA Monkey Tail Cactus. It only had one stem when I bought it in the spring of 2022. Here is a picture of it in July of 2023 with it's first blooms. |
| Hildewintera Colademononis (AKA Monkey Tail Cactus) July 2023 |
Here it is in August 2024, with the stem much longer and hanging over the edge of the bench. |
| Hildewintera Colademononis (AKA Monkey Tail Cactus) August 2024 |
It's time to get this in a hanging basket! The spines on this cactus are very soft and it's easy to handle when repotting. The tip of the stem is 17 inches from the rim of the pot. |
| Hildewintera Colademononis (AKA Monkey Tail Cactus) January 2025 |
And now there are four new stems growing! This cactus is going to look great this summer when the stems are covered in blooms! |
| Hildewintera Colademononis (AKA Monkey Tail Cactus) January 2025 |
