How to Care for Cereus forbesii 'Spiralis' Cactus - The Spiral Cactus

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Guys :-D in this video I talk about How to care for the Cereus forbesii 'Spiralis' Cactus

[@sydneyhunt6681]

Hello buddy I put a video on KZbin with my baby cactus if possible can you please take a look help ID them lol ment to be Trichocereus pachanoi crossall the best RESPECT as always 😎

[@desertplantsofavalon]

@@sydneyhunt6681 Hi Martin :-D Awwww your baby cacti seedlings are so cute :-D yes they definitely look like Trichocerus seedlings, but it can be difficult to say for sure with the exact ID until they get bigger, but they are looking really healthy :-D thanks so much for sharing and sending you tons of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a fantastic Tuesday today XXXX

[@solarwinds-]

So interesting Lyn. That picture of the Siralis in Brazil, wow, what a stunner. Thank you for sharing with us. Ta Ta

[@desertplantsofavalon]

The big huge spiralis in Brazil really is a huge beauty, I think it will be a long time before mine reach that size haha, thanks so much Marie for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle XXXX

[@Riti_Roots]

I love both of your specimens 💕 I need one of these in my life!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love these cacti too Riti :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXX

[@godisgreat8462]

I now have 10 Spiralis Forbesi and 2 are around 60 centimeters tall with long spines. I gave the fertilizer and they shot up very tall. Awesome video.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

WOW thats fantastic that you have ten spiralis forbesii Ken :-D and at 60 cms tall I bet they are stunners :-D these cacti really are so amazing

[@Cactimania]

Great video Lyn 😊 I’m not the biggest fan of the tall Cereus types, but these ones are special. Great care tips once again. Thank you for sharing with us as always Lyn, from Edith & myself to you and Hans, have a great evening and weekend ❤️😊🌵☀️🌸🌼🏜

[@desertplantsofavalon]

These Spiral cacti are so special indeed and very wacky haha :-D o happy you loved the care tips :-D and thanks so much for your wonderful comments and for watching and Hans and I are sending you and Edith lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle to England and Singapore for a wonderful evening and Sunday ahead XXXX

[@jutta3378]

Such beautiful sculptural plants! I love the way your spiralis looks like it changed its mind and started growing in the opposite direction! A whacky one indeed! Looking forward to seeing these in flower. Have a lovely weekend full of super plant power!!! : - )

[@desertplantsofavalon]

haha so true my spiralis is a bit like me with how it keeps changing its mind haha :-D these cacti really are so wacky indeed haha :-D it will be incredible to see the flowers on these in the future too

[@charleshopkins3598]

Lovely cacti, very useful information, and lots of happiness in your style, as always. Thanks, and keep it up.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love this cactus and the info too Charles and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXX

[@falzonp1]

These Spiral Cactus are wonderful Lyn! Thanks alot for the care information, it is very useful! Hope you have a wonderful afternoon! Lots of love Lyn and Hans!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love these Spiral Cacti too Sylvia :-D I love how unique they are and how they grow spiral shaped, and so happy you loved the care information too, thanks so much for your wonderful comments and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Malta for a terrific Thursday XXXX

[@gildafontoura1340]

As you say: “amazing”.🥰❤️💚

[@desertplantsofavalon]

haha it really is :-D thanks so much Gilda for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXX

[@morrisparkintheozarks6831]

You guys were the first to show me one of these, bought a couple on line from Italy when I saw you guys buy yours. Only one of mine lived and has done well. I guess the other didn't like the trip through seven countries. Just gave mine it's first drink also because it was the same, shriveled a bit. Things are starting to wake up in the greenhouse , so I'm giving a little water to some.a few of my Euphorbia are blooming and also my Gasteria lilipuntia is covered in flower spikes! From Morris park in the Ozarks to across the Emerald isle have a great weekend!!!!!!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy that we encouraged you to buy these amazing spiralis cacti Clyde haha, we are a bad influence :-D thats a real shame that you lost the one thoguh, but good news the other is doing well, so happy things are waking up in your greenhouse too and so wonderful the Euphorbias and Gasteria lilipuntia are blooming, our polytunnel is still sleeping haha, but the last few days has been much sunnier so hopefully things will start to wake up, we still have the Schlumbergeras in the polytunnel in bud they are taking their time in typical slow laid back Irish way haha :-D thanks so much for your wonderful Friendship and support and for all of your comments and for watching Clyde, and Hans and I are sending you and beautiful deb and all the Pets and Plants lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle to Morris Park in the Ozarks for a fantastic Tuesday XXXX

[@FernandaNascimentoOrchids]

They are gorgeous. Thanks for care information, always so important to know how to care for different plants :))

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much Fernanda :-D these spiral cacti really are so amazing and so unusual

[@renatehormann9158]

Dear nice Lady Lyn! What a sensation Video! Really looking special the spiralis cactus! Always we can learn from your Videos! ! Very interesting and special Video! ! Would like to see the blumming of this species! ! Dear nice Lady Lyn! Thank you for showing us your wonderful Video! Such always very much information about any cactus and more! Hoping you feel right and okay too! I! ! ! Nice week end for you and Mister Hans too! Bye, bye! Till to the next video! ! Bye bye Lady Lyn 👍🎵🎶💜☺👏🌵🌵🌵

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you loved the video on this Spiral cactus dear Renate

[@nancyb6385]

Thanks for info!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much Nancy for your wonderful comment and for watching and have a fantastic Sunday XXXX

[@theplantychrist9823]

I got mine in urban plant life too😂 Nice video👍

[@desertplantsofavalon]

YAY :-D so happy you got your Cereus spiralis from Urban plant life too, they have an amazing selection of plants for sale there, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from Belfast for a fantastic Friday today XXXX

[@bluovalgal]

These are really interesting and love the differences (right word?) between the two cacti regarding their growth! I am slowly getting interested in cacti thanks to your videos! LOL Since I had good luck sprouting cacti seeds my niece gave me a few months ago, I bought a pack of assorted cacti seeds from the big box store last weekend. I sowed them a few days ago, and it will be interesting to see what pops up! Also gained the confidence to do it thanks to your videos!! LOL (FYI: the seeds should contain Saguaro, Hedgehog, Fishhook Barrel, Dollar Prickly Pear, Desert Prickly Pear, Christmas Cholla, Cane Cholla, Santa Rita Prickly Pear, or Cardo'n.) Already have seedlings of the Hedgehog and Fishhook Barrel; so I'm hoping to get at least one Saguro! Thank you, Lynn!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy that you are getting interested in cacti from my videos :-D thats fantastic news, and its going to be so much fun for you to grow the seeds, I hope they do really well for you

[@carolinemuller7787]

Absolutely LOVE these cacti Lyn such gorgeous specimens 🥰😍😍❤ I have one of these beauties too and delighted with the watering tip as mine has gone wrinkled at the top. Thanks so so much Lyn!!❤❤🌵🌵🌵❤❤

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love these cacti too Caroline :-D they are amazing and so unusual with their spiral appearance and so happy you have one of them too, they are so wacky :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from a very wet and windy Belfast to Bray for a wonderful evening XXXX

[@AllThingsHouseplants]

This was incredibly helpful thank you!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXXXX

[@JM-zh1vy]

Amazing specimens Lyn and thank you for sharing your care tips 💚🌵👍 oh forgot to mention the cacti looks like a torch with fire green color to me hahaha ☺️

[@desertplantsofavalon]

haha yes these cacti really do look like torches with fire green flames haha

[@nikolaybondarev7407]

Such a wacky looking plant lyn!!!♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love this plant too Nikolay :-D it really is a wacky one indeed haha :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXX

[@VladV-xz8pj]

Your voice captured my attention the whole time haha :)

[@desertplantsofavalon]

haha, thanks so much for watching and have a fantastic plant powered day XXXX

[@virgoroyalty9395]

Thank you for this! I just ordered one of these cool cactus! 💚🌵

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats fantastic news that you have ordered one of these amazing cacti too Bobbie :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXX

[@salpetrillo4266]

Excellent video as always. I have many cereus forbesii. I love them, but I prefer the long beautiful , long black spines type. Soil mixture is very important and watering. Needs to dry out between watering. Thank You so much !. Hello to Hans.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats fantastic that you have lots of Cereus forbesii Sal :-D they are fantastic cacti, Hans says a big HELLO back to you too :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Wednesday XXXXX

[@kathygilbreath6073]

Beautiful cacti 🌵🌵

[@desertplantsofavalon]

thanks so much Kathy for your wonderful comment and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a fantastic Tuesday XXXX

[@petercalthorpe7966]

Wow Lyn, what a beautiful whacky Cactus love it . The Mature plant is a beauty. All the best from Downunder 🌵🌵🌵⚘😗👍👊

[@desertplantsofavalon]

haha so happy you love this very wacky spiral cactus Peter :-D it really is a wacky one indeed and so unusual with how it grows :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you and all of those beautiful colourful birds in your garden lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the emerald Isle to downunder for a wonderful weekend XXXX

[@petercalthorpe7966]

@@desertplantsofavalon 😗

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[@KafirIrani]

I love the accent 😌

[@desertplantsofavalon]

haha so happy you love the accent :-D thanks so much for watching and have a wonderful Tuesday XXXX

[@Ali-kg7sh]

Awesome stuff liked keep up the good work and stay connected plus sorry for the disturbance 😄🙏🏻

[@kaktus_cactus]

I've just bought one so handy video for me:)

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats fantastic news you have bought one of these incredible spiralis cacti Magda :-D they are amazing cacti and so unique with their spiral appearance :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comments and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic afternoon XXXX

[@lloris4019]

Great tips, thanks🌵

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you liked the tips and thanks so much for watching and have a fantastic plant powered Thursday today XXXX

[@lloris4019]

@@desertplantsofavalon You too! :)

[@slowpoke4557]

Good informative video! You covered pretty much everything except the main question I have: How long will it take spiralis to get to 13 foot or what is its growth rate?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you enjoyed the video :-D these Spiralis can grow quite fast if they are given plenty of sunshine and regular repotting in Spring and summer, but it can still take about 10 years for a Spiralis the same size as in this video to reach a height of 13 feet if grown with plenty of root space and head space, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching, sending you tons of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXX

[@slowpoke4557]

@@desertplantsofavalon thank you! I was thinking that by the time it got too big for me to bring indoors night not be that far away, but this has me thinking I might want to try my hand at one of these. I'm in NC zone 7

[@desertplantsofavalon]

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[@gregsullivan8491]

🌵🌺🌵🌸🌵Hello from East Texas.Thanks for the info I have a baby San Pedro that broke off a bigger one an wasn't sure how to replant it.🌵🐄🐂🌵🌵🦊👽

[@desertplantsofavalon]

thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching Greg and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle to East Texas for a wonderful weekend XXXX

[@cassandraCC]

Hey! Thanks for your vid! I bought a spiralis a few weeks ago and it's my most expensive plant at the moment! 🤩I'll keep it inside and in front of my eyes the whole time this winter, I'm keeping 16°C max during the winter, so it'll be just fine. I'll be watching your other videos about propagating through seeds, I hope I can get it to flower although I'm afraid my balcony is too hot during the summer and I don't know whether it will flower inside (I guess it won't?!). BTW I still have 30°C during the day, should I or should I not water my other cactuses outside?? Huge dilemma! 🙃Temperatures will drop and they will suffer if I water them, but if I don't they will suffer as well!! I'm from Italy, near Trieste. Thank you again! 🤩😘

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats wonderful you bought a Spiralis, they are amazing cacti and so unique with their spiral appearance, the good news your Spralis can still flower inside if it is close to a sunny window, it can be a bit of a dilemma when it comes to watering cacti at this time of year when the weather is still nice and warm, the best thing to do is to still keep them dry if possible, because the shorter day length will still make them prepare for the winter dormancy, but if you notice that nay of them are starting to look shrivelled you can go ahead and give them just a light watering now to help to prevent them from shrivelling, but if they all still look ok I would leave them unwatered until early next Spring, thanks so much for watching and for your wonderful comment, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Italy for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX

[@cassandraCC]

@@desertplantsofavalon Thanks for your reply and help, very precious! Lots of love and plant power to you too!!! 🌸🌵🌼

[@desertplantsofavalon]

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[@johnrenelle1591]

I hope someday i have that cactus haahaaha😂😂😂

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Its a wonderful Cactus and very unique :Thanks so much for watching and have a fantastic Sunday -D XXXXXX

[@Goldenstateguy1]

Forbesii is pronounced For-bee see-i. The double 'i' in Latin is pronounced ee-i

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much for the correct pronunciation, I always find the names tongue twisters haha, thanks so much for watching and have a fantastic plant powered day XXXX

[@СветланаИванова-ч9м]

У меня тоже такой спиралис. Высота 80 см. Ему уже 4 года. Вот бы дождаться от него черенков или цветения.

[@СветланаИванова-ч9м]

Ох как явас понимаю!! Но мне продавец Пугач из Кактусёнок.РФ сказал, что они могут зацвести, когда будут не меньше 1 метра высотой. И то, если будет стоять на улице и его будет освещать солнце со всех сторон.

[@chellecat247]

I live in San Diego California in the US. I planted my straight spiral cactus on a pot outdoors in 2021 and it was about 12 inches then, now its 38 inches, seemed to teally take off due to unual amount of rain we had this winter. Someone told me that the spirals can start growing the opposite direction if you turn the plant towards or away from the sun. Do you know if that's true? I don't want that to happen to my plant because it has almost perfectly spaced spirals from the soil to the top, and I dont want to ruin it.... But it's getting so tall I'm thinking about planting it into the ground.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

WOW thats awesome your Spiral cactus has grown so much, they can start to grow a different direction if they are moved, my smaller one does grow towards the sun and I have to keep moving it around but my bigger one stays straight, but they are in pots, if you planted it in the ground it would be wonderful and will grow into an incredible large specimen but it may grow towards the direction of the sun but they branch out as they mature and look amazing, yours will thrive in San Diego, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXX

[@Pollymichaelis]

Hello Avalon! I have a cereus cactus but it's the non-spiralled version, is care about the same for that one as well? Thanks

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi there, some Cereus cacti like Trichocereus are much cold hardier than the spiralis, but if your give your Cereus the same care as this one that will be absolutely fine to do :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle XXXX

[@jessicagiordano4080]

Our spiral cactus is leaning a lot do u think that means it needs more water?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Jessica :-D I notice that my Spiral cacti have a bit of a habit of growing to one side and leaning too, they do love to be well watered during the Summer and I let mine dry out in between watering's but then give a good watering again, I have to move mine around regularly too to prevent it from growing towards the direction of the sun, but these cacti do have a tendency to lean and grow to one side and its nothing to worry about, I have three of these and my bigger one has straightened itself out now, but my two smaller ones that in this video still lean over a bit even though they are well watered, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a super Sunday XXXX

[@siulau7498]

Have you ever tried getting any pups from them? Mines close to 6 inches tall after about a month of growing and I'm thinking about forcing pups from the base with keiki paste, but would that significantly slow down its growth?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi there :-D I haven't got any pups from these yet, but I have heard of other growers who have got pups from other types of columnar cacti e.g Trichocereus by using the Orchid keiki paste, but its not something I have ever done, but if you do it please let me know how you get on and keep me updated, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and have a wonderful plant powered Friday XXXX

[@shreyash6495]

What are the ages of the both the plant? Is it fast growing?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi there, these plants are around 6-8 years old, they can be fast growing if given plenty of sun and repotted regularly, and can grow about 1-2 feet from Spring and Summer, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a sunny Friday today XXXX

[@shreyash6495]

@@desertplantsofavalon thank you so much

[@audacityofthemind8348]

I’ve read that they came from Peru and not from Brazil

[@andersnrregren9087]

My Cereus Spiralis have 4 small Spiral poppys half way up after transport damage should i pull them off or cut them off or just leave them

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Anders :-D I am so sorry but I am not sure what the 'spiral poppys' are but if they are other plants that have got attached onto your Cereus Spiralis during transport its best to cut or pull them off, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Thursday XXXX

[@andersnrregren9087]

@@desertplantsofavalon i made a one min video of my greenhouse in that video i show the spiral poppys but it is the cactus that made babys half way up the cactus (dont know what to call them), i was hearing in your video that babys would come from down low at soil level so i was thinking the babys half way up would maybe damage the main plant and spines maybe could prick holes or something like that

[@desertplantsofavalon]

@@andersnrregren9087 WOW thats awesome you have cactus babies 'pups' growing half way up your Spiralis cactus, the fantastic news is you can leave them as they will be amazing on your Spiralis as they grow and they definitely wont cause any damage to your main plant, you are going to end up with a stunning multiple branched spiralis over time, :-D have a wonderful Friday today Anders, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle XXXX

[@HelenMolina-Tobon]

How do i slow down the growth?? Its crazy tall!!!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Helen :-D you can chop them down and they will side shoot new growth from the sides and this will help to slow down the top growth a lot, the cutting from the top you can also re plant, they are pretty fast growing, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching and wishing you a wonderful plant powered Wednesday XXXX

[@uslsuspect]

Does anyone know where to get the most affordable seeds?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi there, you could try succseed.com and rareplantme.com for seeds, the seeds can be hard to find for sale, thanks so much for watching and good luck with growing from seed XXXX

[@clintevans7702]

Do sell or can you point me in the direction where I can find seeds for the Cereus forbesii 'Spiralis' Cactus?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Clint :-D unfortunately I dont sell any seeds, but you could try succseed.com and uhligkakteen.com and kakteenhaage.com and cactusshop.co.uk the seeds can be very hard to find for sale though, good luck with your seeds and thanks so much for watching XXXX

[@johnrenelle1591]

Honestly i love that cactus because they are beautiful and very rare here in the philippines.but it's to expenssive.🤣

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Its a beauty but they can be a pricey too, thanks so much for watching, Sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to the Phillipines for a fantastic weekend ahead XXXX

[@richardfrost416]

I have yet to add Cereus forbesii

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Its a wonderful one to add to the cactus collection Richard and I love how unique and wacky this cactus is with its spiral appearance, thanks so much Richard for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful new week ahead XXXX

[@Goldenstateguy1]

it is pronounced For-Bee-see-i not For bee-see. a double i is pronounced 'ee-i'

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much for the correct pronunciation and thanks so much for watching XXXX