Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Any idea what's going on with this one?, 1 by plantladylin

plantladylin wrote:
Hi everyone, sure hope someone has some ideas for me. I have a few small epi cuttings I've gotten in trade since joining DG. But, I have this Ric Rac cactus that I've had for about six years or so and it's never bloomed for me. Well, I had been keeping it in full shade all these years until someone said it needed more light. On May 16th I saw this bud and was so excited that I was finally going to see a bloom from this plant. I have been watching it, just waiting for it to open.

Here's what the bud looked like at first: