Golden Barrel cactus - Blooming after 15 years!

This is a 15-year-old Echinocactus grusonii, also known as golden barrel cactus, or golden ball. It finally bloomed.
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[@PlantaPalooza]

So many years. Crazy to think for the past fifteen years of my life this plant has been growing and striving the whole time just for this exact moment to flower and be witnessed and loved ❤

[@wholelotofnature]

Yes, it's a very wonderful sight and feeling.

[@L.J.Designs]

Congratulations. Mine is almost there. Hope yours flowered again

[@wholelotofnature]

Hey, that's great that yours is about to flower, it is very exciting. Yes, it has bloomed multiple times since i posted this video.

[@pandhutv7758]

Wow... So great cactus

[@thirdoftwelve8784]

how do you repot such a huge cactus

[@wholelotofnature]

Hey, cactuses usually don't require repots for more than 10 years, using heavy duty gloves while breaking apart the old pot is the only way to report her.

[@ChristopherRichard1983]

I can’t wait for mine to do the same.

[@Crocaffein]

Owwwhh 🧸🧸🧸😍😍😍

[@c7adventures376]

Hope you got the seeds to start some new ones. 👍

[@wholelotofnature]

We did collect a few but didn't get a chance to germinate them and get them started yet. Will make a video once we do that!

[@c7adventures376]

@@wholelotofnature i was lucky to collect 2 different kinds. One required me to clime on the side of the hwy. Very pretty red. I think its compass barrel or something. I don't see it often.

[@dmitrimikrioukov5935]

I see it is yellow at the bottom. Is it normal? I have the same species, and it started to yellow at the bottom. I am afraid it may be rotting.

[@wholelotofnature]

Hey, sorry for the late response. Don't be afraid, it's not root rot. This this only because the bottom part of the cactus doesn't receive enough sunlight. It yellows because the production of chlorophyll (the green pigmnent in plants) goes down due to the lack of direct sunlight. This is seen in their natural habitat too, but if you want to avoid it, keep it in the sunlight for more than 6-7 hours and rotate it bi-weekly. It will help reduce the yellowing.

[@dmitrimikrioukov5935]

​@@wholelotofnatureThanks for the info. Another reason I read was that this could be lack of potassium. I am trying to be more careful with right fertilisers now. Before I just used regular houseplant fertiliser and aquarium water. They say this could also be because of using regular compost-based substrate, which I did actually, but mixed it with pebbles and sand. Anyway, is there a probability it will turn back from yellow in spring after receiving right ferliser doses?

[@Super_plant19]

Wanderful

[@CastIronCooking]

*Time to replant*

[@terracegardeningwork]

Does he gives pups ???

[@wholelotofnature]

I'm actually not sure, i haven't seen any in the ones i have.

[@kevinworrall4904]

Won’t give any pups just seeds after the bloom

[@Saad-a-a]

I want to know how much cm it’s will be the Proper Container cactus please ?

[@wholelotofnature]

Depends on the size of your cactus, the pot in the video is 12inches in diameter.

[@CoolQuib]

Goofy