plantlover828
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Cactus is yellowing and bending.

I bought this plant two days ago and I'm new with plants. Please tell me what to do
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imafan26
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Location: Hawaii, zone 12a 587 ft elev.

Check to see if the base is soft or firm. The potting mix looks very dry. The soil is contracting from the sides of the pot.
Cacti do not need a lot of water and need to dry out between waterings, but they do need some water. Water well;soak it in a pan of water that covers the media until the bubbling stops. Then let it drain and drip dry on a rack. Cacti are high light plants so if you keep it indoors it needs to be about 18 inches or so from a bright window. Turn the plant so it won't lean so much every couple of days.

It resembles a mammillaria elongata or lady finger cactus, but I could be wrong.

https://worldofsucculents.com/how-to-gr ... mmillaria/
https://pss.uvm.edu/ppp/articles/cacti.html



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