Cacti have one of the most diverse, prettiest and most colorful flowers among succulents. Cactus flowers easily when they grow in their natural habitat. But in cultivation, there are a few things we can do to help encourage our cacti to produce more blooms. In this video, I would like to share 5 tips that has proven to be effective in my desert cactus collection. I hope to inspire everyone to see beyond the prickles and discover the beauty that these hardy cactus plants have to offer. May we all have a great blooming season! Video time stamps 0:00 Opening 0:25 Intro on different cactus flowers 3:00 Factors that affect cactus flowering 4:26 5 tips to encourage cactus to flower 11:07 Summary If you appreciate my videos and want to donate some resources, I thank you! https://www.paypal.me/cactuscaffeine Link to Lyn's videos - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=desert+plants+of+avalon At time 1:46 - Opuntia bush located at Springs Preserve, Las Vegas NV Connect with me: If you appreciate my videos and want to donate some resources, I thank you! https://www.paypal.me/cactuscaffeine https://www.instagram.com/cactuscaffeineusa/ https://www.facebook.com/cactuscaffeine/ MY PRODUCT RECOMMENDATIONS: Planet Desert (online cactus & succulents store in the US) - http://planetdesert.com?aff=48 As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. By clicking and purchasing through my links, it won't cost you anything more but it would surely help support my channel so I can continue making videos for free. Suggested Tomato Fertilizers (for cactus flowering) – https://amzn.to/3xJj8JV https://amzn.to/35x1jvW https://amzn.to/2FrP89h Spider Farmer SF1000 grow light - https://amzn.to/36wM2wP CXhome 600W grow light - https://amzn.to/2ZZ1m2B CXhome 75W grow light - https://amzn.to/2tFMCtC Tweezers for planting - https://amzn.to/36xcPZP Black Gold Cactus Soil - https://amzn.to/2Qw1VxT Suggested Tomato Fertilizers (for cactus flowering) – https://amzn.to/35x1jvW https://amzn.to/2FrP89h My Greenhouse - https://amzn.to/2T1uUvd Other suggested videos: Spectacular Cactus Flower Display - https://youtu.be/8x0D7ZsasJo Cactus Collection Spring Flowers update - https://youtu.be/9s1YVjMGE-Y Cactus Collection end of April 2019 update: Flower Fiesta - https://youtu.be/d3P1umtlsoQ My Echinopsis Rainbow Burst in Superbloom - https://youtu.be/2E4SVGYp4bg Credits Music: Tambourin (Francois-Joseph Gossec) Flute: Lawrence Angel Piano: Gladys Torrado Majesty (free music, YouTube library) #cactusflower #cactuscaffeineusa #cactuscollection #cactuscaffeine #cactus