Obscure: anywhere online to buy a cactus?

I want to buy a cactus for someone online, anyone know any good shops?

looking for something smallish and maybe unusual

Google – there are lots. Edible too!

http://www.cactusshop.co.uk/index.html

Dont forget theyre covered in small pricks.

Or in CFH's case…a chuffin' huge one!! 8)

Angela – Member
Or in CFH's case…a chuffin' huge one!!

I couldn't possibly comment. 😳 😉

Aye, Cap'n…but I could!!
Ooh, err!!

8)

Shhhhh! I thought we said we'd never mention that again….!

😉

get a room

can you get miniature versions of these?

But bakes…that's how the trouble started! 8)

On a more serious note…did you know that the world's smallest owl, the Elf Owl, lives in the Saguaro cactus?

:blush:

Saguaro are a protected species and take forver to grow to anything looking like the stuff you see in th emovies.

Barrel cactus are readily available but tbh pretty boring unless you get them to flower, the more interesting ones are things like the chamaecereus varieties, which I get to flower much easier too. Opuntia are liked by some (prickly pear) but they can get a bit out of hand and some of the thorns (as opposed to spines) are savage if you have kids (thelocactus are much generally better in this respect as the thorns are protecting as opposed to aggressive).

easycactus.co.uk is a good place to start off for plants.

cheers Saccades, it's a gift for my sister who's just had an op, she collects them and has loads, flowering ones are a particular favourite

i find the rebutias easy to flower.