I was so angry at myself! Avoid that happening to you 🙂 Why is my ric rac cactus skinny? But what happened? It burned to hell and back. So I put my ric rac cactus outside behind a bush that I thought would shade it enough. When we moved to our new house, I didn’t have space for all of my plants. I have seen firsthand what happens when you don’t adapt your plant slowly. Acclimate it slowly to even dappled direct light. If you choose to move your plant outdoors during the warmer months where you live, it does best in shaded areas just out of direct sun. I have mine hanging by a window that gets bright midday, afternoon, and early evening sun. Indoors, the best light for the ric rac cactus is bright indirect light. Too much direct light can scorch your plant. Therefore, only dappled direct sunlight is a good idea. In such an environment, much of the direct light is blocked by a dense canopy of tree foliage. As a tropical cactus, it is grows in evergreen forests and lowland rainforests.
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They are solid for both types of plant 🙂 Does ric rac cactus like full sun?Äespite having “cactus” in its name, the ric rac cactus does not like full sun. If you have information to the contrary, I would love to hear from you!ÄŞll of that said, whichever plant you have-you can safely call it a ric rac, zig zag, or fishbone cactus and follow the care tips in this post. Given all of the information on these plants, I feel pretty confident saying that I have an epiphyllum/disocactus anguliger, while my mom has a selenicereus anthonyanus. The selenicereus anthonyanus type of ric rac produces pink flowers that bloom only at night, while the epiphyllum/disocactus anguliger produces white flowers. My plant does not have those.ÄŻlowering would help to confirm the plant’s true identities, too. My mom’s plant also slightly deeper “teeth,” I’d say. You can see that the teeth on my plant (white pot) are slightly more rounded than the teeth on my mom’s plant (white and gray pot).
The first is my ric rac cactus, the second is my mom’s. But there are some differences when you look at them side by side. Selenicereus anthonyanus and epiphyllum/disocactus anguliger truly do look remarkably similar.
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But I haven’t really seen that name used widely at all, so I’m including the epiphyllum classification here.įor the longest time, I couldn’t figure out how to tell the difference between the two. Scientifically, “ric rac” or “zig zag” cactus could actually be one of two very similar plants: selenicereus anthonyanus (older version classification: cryptocereus anthonyanus) or epiphyllum anguliger or disocactus anguliger.Ī note on that last one-the plant was reclassified from epiphyllum to disocactus a few years ago due to recent molecular research.
The plant doesn’t actually have leaves-everything you see on the plant is a stem. The ric rac cactus is native to Mexico, and it’s a type of tropical cactus. It’s closely related to the Epiphyllum Oxypetalum plant, which is also referred to as an “orchid cactus.” You might hear the ric rac cactus called a ton of different names: colloquially the fishbone cactus, the zig-zag cactus, or even an orchid cactus.
This plant has been on my wishlist for a while now, and as it turns out, ric rac cactus care couldn’t be easier! Learn all about how to take care of this unique cactus that looks stunning in hanging pots and planters.
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