cacti for ID

Sir Spikesalot · Post by **Sir Spikesalot** » Fri Dec 21, 2012 10:49 pm

This cacti is extremely dark green and even looks black in certain light. Can anyone help with an ID. Thanks!

iann · Post by **iann** » Sat Dec 22, 2012 12:39 am

Possibly an Eriosyce.

vlani · Post by **vlani** » Sat Dec 22, 2012 6:19 am

Hard to tell - let it form a bit, and some flowers would be great. Could be also Sulco or Lobivia

Post by **DaveW** » Sat Dec 22, 2012 11:43 am

Hard to tell what it is from the photo, but it looks as if it certainly has gone "blind" (growing point in crown has died) and so is producing offsets from the side and near the crown. Best wait until you get an offset large enough then cut it off and re-root it to get a normal plant again.

Sir Spikesalot · Post by **Sir Spikesalot** » Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:50 am

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I've explored your suggestions and I believe that this cactus is a Lobivia Sublimiflora. I'll wait for the flower however before I am certain. I've posted another photo to show the growth over the past month. DaveW, thanks for the extra info, it certainly seems as though it has gone blind. How long do I wait until I remove the offsets? How large is large enough?

Post by **DaveW** » Mon Jan 21, 2013 11:06 am

When you think it's large enough! The offsets will grow quicker on the old plant than when first being rooted down, so it's simply a case of how big do you want them before taking them off? The main one on top looks large enough to root down though and the mother plant will keep sending out offsets should that one fail.