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A slow-growing Cereus forbesii Ming Thing cactus with a distinctive, sculpted appearance displayed in its pot.
Close-up of a Cereus forbesii Ming Thing cactus with ridged green stems, white fuzzy patches, brown spines, and pebbles at the base.
Close-up top view of a Cereus forbesii Ming Thing cactus with white patches and brown spines, in a black pot filled with gray pebbles.
Close-up of a Cereus forbesii Ming Thing cactus in a black pot with rocks, featuring ribbed green bumps, white spots, and sparse spines.
Close-up of a Cereus forbesii 'Ming Thing' cactus with bumpy, twisted stems, white patches, and thin brown spines in rocky soil.
Close-up of Cereus forbesii Ming Thing cactus with clustered green stems, white patches, and brown spines in a pot of gray rocks.
Close-up of a potted Cereus forbesii crest Ming Thing cactus with green, ribbed stems, white patches, and fine spines among gray rocks.
Close-up of a Cereus forbesii Ming Thing cactus with green, bumpy skin, white patches, and brown spines in a gravel pot; blurred cacti behind.
A healthy green Cereus forbesii crest Ming Thing cactus with bumpy ridges, white spots, and spines growing in a pot of gray and white rocks.
Close-up of a Cereus forbesii crest monstrose Ming Thing cactus in a black pot with small rocks, featuring lumpy, wrinkled growth.
Close-up of a Cereus forbesii Ming Thing cactus with ribbed, rounded segments, white patches, and small brown spines in a rocky pot.
A small potted Ming Thing cactus with green, ribbed stems and tiny spines sits on gray rocks, with more Ming Thing cacti in background.
A slow-growing Cereus forbesii Ming Thing cactus with a distinctive, sculpted appearance displayed in its pot.
Close-up of a Cereus forbesii Ming Thing cactus with ridged green stems, white fuzzy patches, brown spines, and pebbles at the base.
Close-up top view of a Cereus forbesii Ming Thing cactus with white patches and brown spines, in a black pot filled with gray pebbles.
Close-up of a Cereus forbesii Ming Thing cactus in a black pot with rocks, featuring ribbed green bumps, white spots, and sparse spines.
Close-up of a Cereus forbesii &
Close-up of Cereus forbesii Ming Thing cactus with clustered green stems, white patches, and brown spines in a pot of gray rocks.
Close-up of a potted Cereus forbesii crest Ming Thing cactus with green, ribbed stems, white patches, and fine spines among gray rocks.
Close-up of a Cereus forbesii Ming Thing cactus with green, bumpy skin, white patches, and brown spines in a gravel pot; blurred cacti behind.
A healthy green Cereus forbesii crest Ming Thing cactus with bumpy ridges, white spots, and spines growing in a pot of gray and white rocks.
Close-up of a Cereus forbesii crest monstrose Ming Thing cactus in a black pot with small rocks, featuring lumpy, wrinkled growth.
Close-up of a Cereus forbesii Ming Thing cactus with ribbed, rounded segments, white patches, and small brown spines in a rocky pot.
A small potted Ming Thing cactus with green, ribbed stems and tiny spines sits on gray rocks, with more Ming Thing cacti in background.

As a part of the Cactaceae family, the Cereus forbesii crest monstrose ming thing grows in a sculpted club-like shape. It is a columnar plant that grows up to 12 inches or 30.5 cm in height. Also commonly known as Woolly areoles, the plant has its surface covered with wool-like areoles and small black spines. The ming thing cactus flower is large and characterized by a funnel shape that is white in color with purple hues. The blooming season is spring to early summer. The winter-dormant cactus is a native of Bolivia and Argentina and is not frost-hardy. It is a slow-growing cactus requiring full sun to partial shade.

Growth Rate

Ming Thing Cactus is a slow-growing cactus.

Flowering

The small and large Ming Thing Cactus blooms into large, funnel-shaped white flowers with purple hues from spring to early summer.

Watering

The cactus has the typical watering needs. Ensure that between two waterings, the soil is completely dry.

Soil

Ming Thing should be planted in well-draining soil in clay pots that have adequate drainage holes. Use porous cactus soil for best results.

Hardiness

The hardiness zone for the cactus is 9b to 11a. It is not frost-hardy.

Light

The Ming Thing grows best when exposed to full sun but does ensure filtered or partial shade in summer.

Propagation

The best way to propagate the cactus is via cuttings.

The plant is a smaller or a mutated version of the Cereus forbesii. Amp up the classiness of your garden with this club-shaped cactus!

Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz

Bloom Season

Late autumn to winter.

Flower Color

White to reddish flower

Growth Rate

Fast growth

Hardiness Zone

9b to 11b

Mature Size

2 m

Resistance

1.1°c

Sun Exposure

Full sun (6+ hrs.)--Partial shade (3–6 hrs. sun)
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Cereus forbesii crest monstrose Ming Thing

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As a part of the Cactaceae family, the Cereus forbesii crest monstrose ming thing grows in a sculpted club-like shape. It is a columnar plant that grows up to 12 inches or 30.5 cm in height. Also commonly known as Woolly areoles, the plant has its surface covered with wool-like areoles and small black spines. The ming thing cactus flower is large and characterized by a funnel shape that is white in color with purple hues. The blooming season is spring to early summer. The winter-dormant cactus is a native of Bolivia and Argentina and is not frost-hardy. It is a slow-growing cactus requiring full sun to partial shade.

Growth Rate

Ming Thing Cactus is a slow-growing cactus.

Flowering

The small and large Ming Thing Cactus blooms into large, funnel-shaped white flowers with purple hues from spring to early summer.

Watering

The cactus has the typical watering needs. Ensure that between two waterings, the soil is completely dry.

Soil

Ming Thing should be planted in well-draining soil in clay pots that have adequate drainage holes. Use porous cactus soil for best results.

Hardiness

The hardiness zone for the cactus is 9b to 11a. It is not frost-hardy.

Light

The Ming Thing grows best when exposed to full sun but does ensure filtered or partial shade in summer.

Propagation

The best way to propagate the cactus is via cuttings.

The plant is a smaller or a mutated version of the Cereus forbesii. Amp up the classiness of your garden with this club-shaped cactus!

Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz

Bloom Season

Late autumn to winter.

Flower Color

White to reddish flower

Growth Rate

Fast growth

Hardiness Zone

9b to 11b

Mature Size

2 m

Resistance

1.1°c

Sun Exposure

Full sun (6+ hrs.)--Partial shade (3–6 hrs. sun)
Attribute Value
Bloom Season Late autumn to winter.
Botanical Name Cereus forbesii monstrose crest ming thing
Common Name Ming thing Cereus , Woolly areoles
Dormancy Winter
Family Cactaceae
Flower Color White to reddish flower
Genus Cereus
Growth Habit Bluegreen columnar
Growth Rate Fast growth
Hardiness Zone 9b to 11b
Mature Size 2 m
Native Area Bolivia and argentina
Resistance 1.1°c
Sun Exposure Full sun (6+ hrs.), Partial shade (3–6 hrs. sun)

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