Disocactus flagelliformis(L. ) Barthlott
Rat Tail Cactus , Rattail Cactus
Aporocactus flagelliformis , Cactus flagelliformis , Cereaster flagelliformis , Cereus flagelliformis
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house : CactaceaeSubfamily : CactoideaeTribe : HylocereeaeGenus : Disocactus
The specific epithet " flagelliformis " ( pronounced " fla - gel - ih - FOR - miss " ) means " whip - regulate " and refer to the shape of the base of this species .
Disocactus flagelliformisis native toMexico(Hidalgo , Oaxaca ) .
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Disocactus flagelliformis , also recognize asAporocactus flagelliformis , is an attractive cactus with trailing or pendent , cylindric stems with 8 to 13 ribs lined with clump of bristle - like rachis . The stems are slender , unripened to gray - green , and can grow up to 6.6 foot ( 2 meter ) long and 0.8 inches ( 2 centimeter ) in diameter . Each whitish areole bears 15 to 20 reddish - dark-brown to red - yellow spines measuring up to 0.4 inches ( 1 atomic number 96 ) long .
The magenta - colored blossom can reach a duration of 3.2 inches ( 8 atomic number 96 ) and a diam of 1.6 inches ( 4 atomic number 96 ) .
USDA hardiness zones10a to 11b : from 30 ° F ( −1.1 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
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Rat Tail Cactus is an easy - to - crop and relatively fast - produce cactus . Its tracking stems make this ideal cactus for a hanging basketball hoop . draw the basketball hoop with sphagnum moss before fill up it with pot intermixture , and make trusted it is hang where the prickly stems will not peril the unwary . If Rat Tail Cactus is grown in a sight , flow the heap up or attach it to a eminent shelf . If it is lead free - standing , it can soon be outweigh by the lengthening stems .
To propagate , habituate either 6 6 - column inch ( 15 cm ) tip or 6 6 - inch ( 15 cm ) section of the stem . Allow each slip or segment to dry out for three days , then tuck it about 0.8 inch ( 2 centimeter ) deep in a small cooking pan or Mary Jane of therecommended potting mixture for mature plants . Be sure that any radical segment is planted with the bottom end down . If this shallowly infix newspaper clipping incline to shine over , it can be hold by being gently tied to a small wooden joint . The cultivation needs of cuttings are the same as those for mature Rat Tail Cactus , and root will occur within a few weeks . Rat Tail Cactus can also be grown from cum .
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