doxneed2c-me Posted February 16, 2015 Someone had told me that some crested cacti die after flowering is this true? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cactuscarl Posted February 16, 2015 No. They don't flower very often and some I think don't ever flower. I don't think I have ever heard of any dying after they flower. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Distracted Posted February 16, 2015 Why would they die? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zelly Posted February 16, 2015 I don't think I have ever heard of any dying after they flower. banana trees die back after they flower & fruit. of course they grow offsets like mad as well hey dox- someone's pushin your leg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theuserformallyknownasd00d Posted February 16, 2015 A lot of plants will do this but I've never come across a cactus doing this! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alice Posted February 16, 2015 I haven't heard of a cactus dying after flowering, but I think some succulents do, e.g. agave's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Genius Posted February 16, 2015 They dont and most can actually flower. But some flower very reluctantly and I do not know what this is caused by. But just like every person has genetic defects and all are different, you just cant generalize it. I´ve seen some that flower very well and on the Sacred Succulents Field Trips, they collected seed from mutants twice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hostilis Posted February 16, 2015 (edited) I've never had any of my crested cacti die after flowering, and as far as I know most of them do flower. Seems like they don't flower as easily as non crested plants though. The only one I've heard of that doesn't want to flower is the TBMC. Edited February 16, 2015 by hostilis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cactuscarl Posted February 18, 2015 banana trees die back after they flower & fruit. of course they grow offsets like mad as well hey dox- someone's pushin your leg I know other plants die after flowering most if not all agava do... I was talking about cacti Share this post Link to post Share on other sites