ey plant friends! 👋🏾 so i never even thought about the possibility that our ric-rac cactus could flower, but look at these! at least 9 buds from this view. anyone have suggestions on how to help the flowers thrive? thought i’d stop here before googling it 🌸
Wow! Beautiful
1 like thanks anya! they’re such wild & crazy-looking cacti 🤩
1 like Did you buy it large or have you been growing it for a long time? I haven’t really seen one that big ☺️
0 likes it was a decent size when i bought it back in april from a local nursery, & it has since doubled in size! just following planta’s suggestions for when to fertilize it seems to have really made a difference in it’s growth 👌🏾
2 likes I never knew they grew so quickly! It clearly loves you :)
2 likes 🥰🤗 the feeling is so mutual hehe
0 likes I just googled the flowers and they’re gorgeous!! 🤩
0 likes i just did too! i’m so excited, but apparently they only open at night? i’ll hafta spy on it 🕵🏾♀️👀
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Ooo please update us with photos of flowers open! You can usually still see them open in early morn hours when you wake. I have another variety of night blooming cactus. So magical! Only thing i know is you are supposed to fertilize when buds of flowers first start, then pause fertilization until after flowers have expired. Never during. Thats just in general for anything flowering. But with these cactus, flowers develop fairly quickly, so 🤷🏻♀️, unsure if that rule still applies.
3 likes ey danika! thanks for that info! i’d love to see a photo of your variety’s night bloomers too! & yes i will update with photos! forgot to spy on it last night 😅
0 likes caught one of them a little open this morning! 😍
another one comin out to play at night!
It looks very happy!👍
1 like thank you sunny! it’s hanging in a dappled west-facing window, & i usually bottom-water it!
1 likeWow! I hope mine does this someday!
1 like thanks monicakay! ooo how large is yours & how long have you had it?
0 likesI’ve had it for about 8 months. I was given one leaf. Now it has 5. It’s still in a 4 inch pot.
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just so you know i’m pretty sure this is disocactus anguliger, also known as ric-rac cactus, fishbone cactus, or “queen of the night” for it’s large and beautiful night-blooming flowers
1 like thanks plant father! glad planta & i got it right! 👌🏾
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