ID please?

[ilariav]

I purchased this one several years ago. I found it sitting in over 3 inches of water, and I felt sorry for it. It has some scarring around the base, but otherwise seems happy, it's grown from a 5 inch pot to the 8 inch one it is currently in. It is very free flowering, putting out buds practically every time I water it.

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[anttisepp]

Astrophytum ornatum glabrescens/virens
Very nice specimen

[ilariav]

Thanks for the info. I looked thru hundreds of pics and it just didn't quite look like any of them. Typical.
I really like this plant. It's the first cactus I ever had that bloomed for me. (but maybe I was trying the wrong varieties for the conditions I could give them.) I have a lovely big greenhouse now. Cacti and cymbidiums, oh my!