ZIGZAG PLANT FLOWER HOW TO

Check out the Fishbone Cactus selection (link to Etsy) today! WATERINGĪlways water thoroughly and allow all excess water to escape the drainage hole. Looking to purchase a Fishbone Cactus? One of my favorite and most convenient one-stop-shops to buy practically any plant is Etsy. Never allow temperatures to fall below 50F (10C) so keep this in mind if you summer your houseplant outdoors. These plants need warm temperatures to thrive, so keep your indoor temperatures comfortable. I’d recommend placing your fishbone cactus right in front of an Eastern window or Western window. These plants grow very well indoors with a few hours of sun, but don’t overdo it. My own plant grows in front of an Eastern facing window. Try and avoid propagation during the winter time when plants typically aren’t doing much in the growing department. Keep in mind that it is always better to propagate in Spring or Summer during the growing season. Keep the soil barely moist to encourage rooting. I placed mine in water as shown below.Īfter callousing over, you could have inserted the cuttings directly into soil, instead of in water, and the cutting would root this way too. Simply let your cuttings air dry for a few days first.Īfter a few days, you can place them in a vase with water to root, or directly into a pot of soil. This is to ensure that your cuttings don’t rot. Once you make your cuttings, like any succulent or cactus, you need to allow your cuttings to dry and callous over before propagating. The more cuttings you have, the fuller your resulting plant will be! Just be careful though that you don’t turn the cuttings upside down as they will not root! The part of the cutting that was closest to the pot will be the end that roots.Īim to make each cutting about 3-4 inches long or so. You can make several cuttings from a single leaf (it might technically be considered a modified stem) and root each one. I water propagated my own plant, but you can easily place them in soil as well. I’ll briefly describe how I propagated my plant, and then talk about the care of Fishbone Cactus. My own plant that I grow was started from cuttings that a friend sent me.

ZIGZAG PLANT FLOWER HOW TO

FISHBONE CACTUS PROPAGATION AND CARE HOW TO PROPAGATE Fortunately, the care is identical and that’s all that matters.īoth of these plants are native to Mexico and are epiphytic cacti. I have a hunch that it is Epiphyllum anguliger.

Zigzag plant flower