I have grown a single plant for 15 years it is now a minimum of 60 cm across and approximately 20cm tall. It grows in soil taken from cha...Read Morelk downland in the south east of England and has a weeping habit, that is to say it cascades down the sides of a 30 cm terracotta pot. the plant has flowered some years but not all. Last year it flowered profusely, at the moment it is preparing to bloom. I have never fed it. Its position is in front of a large window with a slatted blind facing south.
The stems on this easter cactus are smaller than normal, as are the flowers. Basically a mini easter ccatus. I haven't gotten mine to b...Read Moreloom yet; I've had it less than a year. It has the same requirements as a normal easter cctus, but is much more prone to shedding it's stems if something is wrong (under/over watering being the most common), but it can be propagated from any of the fallen stems, so just pot them up. Likes humidity, and bright, but indirect light, loose soil, regular watering (Careful!), and the occasionial fertalizer.
Something interesting is that sometimes it will sprout stems of what appear to be juvenile growth (cylinderical, more areoles, with more bristles). I've read that this is normal and will usually happen after a stem falls off. Very interesting looking.
I have grown a single plant for 15 years it is now a minimum of 60 cm across and approximately 20cm tall. It grows in soil taken from cha...Read More
The stems on this easter cactus are smaller than normal, as are the flowers. Basically a mini easter ccatus. I haven't gotten mine to b...Read More