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The fishbone cactus is fairly easy to grow, both indoors and outdoors. It means high humidity, plenty of light but no direct sun, and moderate watering. As long as you keep it fairly similar in your home, you will have a fast-growing, attractive plant for years to come.

Keep in mind the conditions fishbone cactus has in its natural environment. The brown, ovoid three to four cm thick fruits are reported edible, tasting like gooseberries but there is no scientific confirmation of this. They bloom at night, exuding an incredibly sweet scent, and die before dawn. The fishbone cactus blooms in the fall, producing huge, very beautiful white or light yellow flowers, six to 20 cm long. They are deeply lobed, creating the characteristic fishbone shape. While primary stems are mostly woody, secondary stems are green and flat, from 20 to 30 cm long. The leaves of the fishbone cactus are smooth and green and densely branched stems. It shares its humid, fertile, warm, and shady world with orchids, mosses, bromeliads, and ferns. It is not parasitic, it only uses the convenient environment to get the nutrients and humidity it needs. The fishbone cactus is an epiphytic cactus that commonly grows between the branches of the evergreen trees, where it feeds on decaying leaves and other vegetable matter. It is fairly easy to grow indoors and its unusually shaped leaves and fragrant flowers make it a popular and very decorative house plant.ĭisocactus Anguliger was previously classified as belonging to the genus Epiphyllum but was recently reclassified as species of the genus Disocactus, Disocactus Anguliger.

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Poisonous to Humans: Poison Severity: Low Poison Symptoms: Nausea, salivation, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, lethargy, elevated temperature following ingestion skin irritation upon contact with seeds, rootstock, or cell sap.From its native home in the humid mountain forests of Mexico, Disocactus Anguliger, fishbone cactus or zig zag cactus took over the gardeners’ hearts for its curious fishbone-shaped long leaves and incredibly beautiful, huge, fragrant flowers.

Landscape: Landscape Location: Riparian Walkways Landscape Theme: Cutting Garden Water Garden Design Feature: Border Mass Planting Resistance To Challenges: Wet Soil Problems: Poisonous to Humans Problem for Cats Problem for Dogs Problem for Horses.

Stem: Stem Color: Green Stem Is Aromatic: No Stem Form: Zig Zags.

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Cultural Conditions: Light: Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours) Soil Texture: High Organic Matter Loam (Silt) Soil pH: Acid ( 6 inches Leaf Width: 1-3 inches.

Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Poisonous Wildflower Habit/Form: Erect Maintenance: Medium.

Attributes: Genus: Iris Species: brevicaulis Family: Iridaceae Uses (Ethnobotany): Forest, woodlands, or natural area, Life Cycle: Bulb Perennial Recommended Propagation Strategy: Division Root Cutting Country Or Region Of Origin: Ontario to North Central & Eastern U.S.A.

Tags: #showy flowers #poisonous #full sun tolerant #low growing #white flowers #purple flowers #blue flowers #stream banks #cpp #large flowers #naturalizes #cutting garden #acidic soils tolerant #border front #wet soils tolerant #partial shade tolerant #problem for cats #problem for dogs #problem for horses #woodland garden See this plant in the following landscape: Cultivars / Varieties: This is a marsh plant suited to damp grasslands or stream banks of humus and rich acidic soil, but it can grow in average, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade.Īlthough sporadically native to the Central United States, it is not native to the Southeastern coastal states. It spreads by the division of its bulb or rhizome. Bloom time is June, though they are not produced each year. The showy flowers are formed as 6-parted, with 3 outer, spreading or pendent 'falls' and 3 inner, erect 'standards', and are bluish-purple to white with a yellow and white crest on the reflexed falls. The one to several blooms emerge from the top of a naked stem which zig-zags for up to 5 inches, giving the iris one of its common names, Zigzag Iris. Its strap-like leaves rise from rhizomes in a flat plane overlapping at the base which may hide the flowers.

This low growing iris is in a family of perennial herbs. Phonetic Spelling EYE-riss brev-ee-KAW-liss This plant has low severity poison characteristics.

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