Just remember cacti only need sufficient water to prevent them from shrivelling.America loves houseplants and for a good reason. When this happens water well again and don’t give any more until the compost has dried out once more. How to grow cacti: Like succulents, cacti need very gritty and free-draining compost and they should be watered with tepid rainwater whenever the compost dries out fully from your last watering. They are happiest in a really sunny spot (well, it makes sense given their desert origins!) How to keep it alive: These undemanding plants will withstand most maltreatment except for heavy handed watering and feeding. Moon cactus are also popular and especially with children as they are fun and funky plants that have a small round top cactus, which can be red, orange of yellow, grafted on top of a taller green base specimen.
It’s easy to get hooked on cacti as their spiked, ridged, tall, squat and hairy forms are very collectable.īunny eared Opuntia cacti produces prickly pads and the Barrel Cactus with its bright yellow spines are perfect for growing on windowsills. Never let them stand in water – they won’t like it! One feed in spring, with a general houseplant fertiliser, usually suffices. Grow them in gritty, free-draining compost and allow them to dry out completely between watering. A south-facing window, or at least a half a day in an east-facing window is best and rotating the plant weekly will even up growth if they are bending toward the light. If your plant starts to “stretch”, getting tall and lanky with space between the leaves, you can be sure that it isn’t getting enough light. How to keep it alive: Succulents need plenty of light, but be careful not to let them get chilled or sun burned when growing them on the windowsill. Popular succulents are Living Stones or Lithops, which grow just a few centimetres above the soil surface and the Money Plant, Crassula ovata, which has smooth leaves and as it matures become tree-like with a trunk and branches.
Smooth, fleshy succulent houseplants are a trendy decorative addition to any home.
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