I took this picture the day ir arrived. the only thing in the pic for scale is my hand.
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This is 3 years 4 months worth of growth. The cactus is now 185mm in height, and 145mm in width.
From the side...
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From the top... look at all the wool! Very pretty the way it adorns the top of the cactus.
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I took this one in an attempt to illustrate the dish shaped depression in the top. 2d pictures just don't do a good job of showing 3D shapes.
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the spines are short, very stiff, and extremely sharp... I love the way they start out white and then transform into dark brown. Despite the fact that you're so small and you have to look very hard for them, I really do think they're quite attractive.
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you've noticed the "growths" (I'm not sure what to call them at this point, although I'm inclined to think that they are offsets) on the sides. whatever they are, there are at least 16 of them. These groups do have some dip to them, but again 2D pictures don't do a good job illustrating 3D objects. here's some closeups...join
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- mh5~2-1024x768.jpg (94.4 KiB) Viewed 1985 times
- mh5~3-1024x768.jpg (129.54 KiB) Viewed 1985 times
