I've never liked cacti very much, but they are native plants here so they bear consideration. We were trying to figure out what plants to put in the window and front door that wouldn't be filched, and cacti seemed like a good choice, so off to the vivero/nursery we went. There were lots of cacti, but of course they were only labeled "cactus, sol." I think everybody probably knows that cacti like sun--we could have used a bit more information, as in, what's the official name of the plant?
Oh, well, no use kvetching. Here's the one we put in the doorway. The pot is lined with chicken wire so if anybody tries to take it they will have (a lot? some?) trouble:
The cacti cost more than we were expecting and the spines were not as sharp as I had expected, making them an attractive source of a few pesos for someone with calloused fingers. So el sr J put up chicken wire on the window, too. Attractive, isn't it.
Middle cactus:
Right side cactus:
Left side cactus:
If there are any cactus ID experts among my readers, please tell me what they are.
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