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title: "ey plant friends! 👋🏾 so i never even thought about the possibility…"
description: "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.…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Adaeze Noelle"
published: "2023-08-20T21:43:13.305Z"
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# ey plant friends! 👋🏾 so i never even thought about the possibility…

_Publicado por Adaeze Noelle el 2023-08-20_

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 🌸

![Adjunto 1 de 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/YH09fKXiPDUD5MAQamXkp5dQVMDYhaEsL8TcyQ43FF4/8c2b203f9aa64c5d89f46df8d8d7f535.webp?size=large)

## 19 comentarios

### Anya comentó el 2023-08-20

Wow! Beautiful

#### Adaeze Noelle respondió el 2023-08-20

thanks anya! they’re such wild \& crazy-looking cacti 🤩

#### Anya respondió el 2023-08-20

Did you buy it large or have you been growing it for a long time? I haven’t really seen one that big ☺️

#### Adaeze Noelle respondió el 2023-08-20

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 👌🏾

#### Anya respondió el 2023-08-20

I never knew they grew so quickly! It clearly loves you :)

#### Adaeze Noelle respondió el 2023-08-21

🥰🤗 the feeling is so mutual hehe

### Anya comentó el 2023-08-20

I just googled the flowers and they’re gorgeous!! 🤩

#### Adaeze Noelle respondió el 2023-08-20

i just did too! i’m so excited, but apparently they only open at night? i’ll hafta spy on it 🕵🏾‍♀️👀

#### Danika respondió el 2023-08-20

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.

#### Adaeze Noelle respondió el 2023-08-21

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 😅

#### Adaeze Noelle respondió el 2023-08-23

caught one of them a little open this morning! 😍

![Adjunto 1 de 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/YH09fKXiPDUD5MAQamXkp5dQVMDYhaEsL8TcyQ43FF4/7515aa125eb24643ae47623bb751fdf9.webp?size=large)

#### Adaeze Noelle respondió el 2023-08-24

another one comin out to play at night!

![Adjunto 1 de 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/YH09fKXiPDUD5MAQamXkp5dQVMDYhaEsL8TcyQ43FF4/601a9b309dcb40369ae97d7f905a023f.webp?size=large)

### Sunny comentó el 2023-08-20

It looks very happy!👍

#### Adaeze Noelle respondió el 2023-08-21

thank you sunny! it’s hanging in a dappled west-facing window, \& i usually bottom-water it!

### Monicakay comentó el 2023-08-20

Wow! I hope mine does this someday!

#### Adaeze Noelle respondió el 2023-08-21

thanks monicakay! ooo how large is yours \& how long have you had it?

#### Monicakay respondió el 2023-09-04

I’ve had it for about 8 months. I was given one leaf. Now it has 5. It’s still in a 4 inch pot.

### Plant Father comentó el 2023-08-21

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

#### Adaeze Noelle respondió el 2023-08-21

thanks plant father! glad planta \& i got it right! 👌🏾

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