Time-Lapse Blooming of Pincushion Cactus

[reptiguy1210]

I think sugar plum factory or some shit like that

[apcoolJ1]

whats that song LOL

[sssalsera]

Great job!!! You're an artist. Regards from Spain

[emmyboo12398]

BEAUTIFUL!

[toonmama6]

so lovely

[johnhutch2000]

Thats some dedicated work keeping that still for that long. I love the result. Drinks a fair bit doesnt it!

[handitwater247]

sweet

[shmoofoobean44]

wow thats so cool!

[japancute23]

why this flowers open and close??? so wowwwwwww

[Greencactus57]

Wonderful. Im so amazed of the wonders of earth <3

[fiona0pear]

I'm amazed by how much time you put into making this, very impressive and beautiful!

[marsal60]

video muy bonitoooo que nice...

[sixchiensblancs]

Hello, this is STILL my absolute favourite video of all times. Thanks again, and again, and again..... for the awe I feel everytime I watch it. Cheers!

[ilikecryptozoology]

PLANTS HAVE LIFES just ehh.. very slow lifes :D

[gordiam]

wow!!!

[Pozitiwus]

Oh :)

[jdcoolsville]

wow

[zoomerlawns]

I don't even like to type comments

[sonicspeed716]

y do the flowers get all small and get sucked in after a while

[djpuffthethird]

Why you stop there lol.

A full ring of blooms was coming on that Mamm.

[LostBellamy]

Cool!!!!!!!!:D

[djacob7]

Thanks, everyone!

[NeelChang]

@djacob7 this is an awsome video

[riello1]

BEAUTIFULLLLLLL !!!!!!!

[Siberiana1984]

Spettacolo!!

[aysia109]

I live in az and we have amazingly tall cactuses

[raygunmom]

AWESOME!!

[djacob7]

Thanks very much!

And thanks to all who commented.

[casketcrewchick]

I love the hair! Lovely blooms. I just bought a similar one minus all the hair and i think it already flowered because nothing has happened to the little purple buds and its been over a week here at my home. Im upset i just missed the bloom... but i have another small one that i got my mom and it has 3 buds coming up and one of mine has a large white flower (the rest of the plant looks dead- bought it to try to save it)

[anyuci1959]

Sensational with the music!!!!!! Congratulation!!!!

[dizzydonmez]

Where The Cactus Grows It Never Snows- Dizzy Donmez

[deciilandia]

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL!

[djacob7]

Thanks very much!

And thanks to all who commented.

[DesertStateAgent]

I love cactus!

[runct]

I keep one of this kind on my window, but it didn't blossom after I bought it from the storeTAT Anyway, the film is amazing, thanks for sharing!

[funfamily07]

is that a fishhook cactus?

[djacob7]

I think you're right, it is.

[sebyoung]

how did you make the gadget to take the photos ? i would like to make one myself

[sixchiensblancs]

That was BRILLIANT! Love it thank you for sharing! I also love the music, my Mom and I used to watch the movie Fantasia and this reminds me of its wonder!...

[djacob7]

Thanks for your great comment. Glad you liked it.

[sixchiensblancs]

You're welcome! 1100 photos? amazing! I have one question, on the bowl, I see reflections and slow movements over time, you said the whole thing took 3 weeks, (!!!) so what is moving so slowly over that time?

Thank you again, fantastic, make more!

Isabelle in Canada

[djacob7]

The cactus was growing in a small pot that was placed in a glass bowl. Once a week I would pour a little water into the bowl and the water would enter the cactus pot from the bottom.

What you see is the glass bowl getting wet after my watering.

[wildnose94]

Wow...its cool and sort of creepy in good way!

[chocolatepugs]

WOW......

[CooleyBufo]

Fantastic!

[djacob7]

Thanks.

[fixitboy7]

i have a cactus video too it is called the cactus fight i just made the sequel it is called the cactus fight the sequel

[granodipepe]

grazioso (funny)!

[sairfaxroolz813]

it's called a pincushion? i just called it the hairy cactus :)

[KraZieKracker69]

i m ilove with cacti now. lol i just got some at the airport.. i dont even no how to care for it. that's a bummer. and the weather in oregon isnt hot.. hopefully they live..!!

I have a question do cacti live year round or they die..when it come to winter and grow back in the summer??

[djacob7]

Thanks for your comment. I suggest looking up "cactus" with Google.

[bumeyes1000]

That's fantastic :D and the nutcracker music fits perfectly somehow!

[chronicblazee]

lovely !!

[jpatrich]

beautiful!

very inspiring

[byblesh]

great (:

[pplazaro]

Preciosas flores

[HaxxBlaster]

Very beautiful and organic. It looks like a under-water creature.

[djacob7]

Yes, it looks like a coral reef animal. Thanks.

[spangolite]

I love the music you chose. The 'Dance of the Flowers' seems to suite the opening and closing of the buds. Do they blossom at night when insects or birds are out and about to pollinate them?

[djacob7]

They probably do blossom at night like mosy cacti do, but I couldn't tell since my lights were on them constantly for about two weeks.

Thanks for your kind comment.

[chinarainwater]

I absolutly LOVE your time enhancement clips... a deep fascination for beuty

[djacob7]

Thanks very much - it's all in the eye of the beholder :)

[nailmouth]

great music...Tchaikovsky's nutcracker suite?

[djacob7]

Right on! Thanks.

[tortoise69]

it's fascinating how they open and close, any idea why they do that? Excellent videos by the way ;)

[djacob7]

I have no idea why the cactus does that. Maybe to conserve water? Good question and I'll look into that. Thanks.

[pearlycarole]

Very good, love the way it goes with the music - and you built your own gadget to take the photos!Well done.

[djacob7]

Thanks very much! Some day I might publish some instructions on how to build such a gadget.

[pearlycarole]

I'll look out for that, I'm sure it would interest my son, he likes photography and filmimg, but is just starting out. A video of his is on my channel. I enjoyed your seedlings video too.

[KarenCalypte]

I enjoyed watching your time-lapse catus video. Our son has a catus collection also and this is one of his favorite cacti...I am sure he will enjoy watching it too. ~~ Karen

[djacob7]

Thanks, Karen.

[neponsetriver]

Mammillaria, it seems. Too bad you could not catch the red fruits forming if this species does so, but they take a long time to come.

[djacob7]

Good idea! I'll be looking for fruit-bearing cacti and try one of those. Thanks.

[Joshua271987]

Nice video, those cactus just keep blooming!

[djacob7]

Thanks Josh. Really prolific, aren't they!

[JonSamuel2006]

The flowers are almost dancing to the music, love it!

[djacob7]

Thanks Jon! I'm so glad you liked it. I'm working on three more time-lapse sequences with flowers :)

[coastaldude]

very nice

[djacob7]

Thanks very much!