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
좋아요 1개 thanks anya! they’re such wild & crazy-looking cacti 🤩
좋아요 1개 Did you buy it large or have you been growing it for a long time? I haven’t really seen one that big ☺️
0개 좋아요 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 👌🏾
2개 좋아요 I never knew they grew so quickly! It clearly loves you :)
2개 좋아요 🥰🤗 the feeling is so mutual hehe
0개 좋아요 I just googled the flowers and they’re gorgeous!! 🤩
0개 좋아요 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.
3개 좋아요 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 😅
0개 좋아요 caught one of them a little open this morning! 😍
another one comin out to play at night!
It looks very happy!👍
좋아요 1개 thank you sunny! it’s hanging in a dappled west-facing window, & i usually bottom-water it!
좋아요 1개Wow! I hope mine does this someday!
좋아요 1개 thanks monicakay! ooo how large is yours & how long have you had it?
0개 좋아요I’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
좋아요 1개 thanks plant father! glad planta & i got it right! 👌🏾
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