Unfortunately, I don’t remember where this cactus came from. I would guess that I’ve had it for at least 20 years. My greenhouse isn’t very cactus-friendly because of the large fir tree that blocks the sun for a good part of the day. Despite a southern exposure, the greenhouse only gets about half a day of sun most of the year–and here in Seattle, it isn’t hot bright sun. Still, this cactus has survived and sometimes blooms. I researched the name and came up with M. hahniana, but I could be wrong.

Because of the light, and maybe because of being too wet sometimes, the plant has stretched and slunk in an abnormal way. But it doesn’t seem to mind that it is sideways instead of upright–it just keeps on keeping on.

Here is what it looked like when it first started to lean.

And here is what it looks like more recently.

My 2020 plans for this plant are to repot it in better cactus soil and try to stake it up somehow so it doesn’t look like it is trying to jump out of the pot.

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