Origin
South America
Light
Dappled shade
Watering
Twice a week
Care
Expert
Flowering
Foliage
Indoor
Cactus Arête de Poisson
Flat stems cut into a zigzag like a fishbone, and night flowers scented with lemon.
Care Profile
A guide to ensuring your botanical companion thrives.
Origin
Mexico
Light
Bright indirect
Watering
Weekly
Maintenance
Easy
The zigzag and the night
An epiphyte of Mexican cloud forests, it grows on mossy branches and lets down long stems deeply notched along both edges.
In autumn its large white flowers open after dusk, release a lemony scent to draw in moths, and close again by morning.
"It opens only for those who fly at night."
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Styling Tip 01
Hang it in soft light
The stems trail a metre or more: hang it in bright filtered light, never direct sun.
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Styling Tip 02
A dry spell to flower
Cut watering right back for six cool weeks in late autumn: that is what sets the buds.
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Styling Tip 03
Epiphyte mix
Bark, perlite and a little compost: never a dense mix that holds water around the base.
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Origin
Southeast Asia
Light
Low to bright
Watering
Weekly
Care
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Flowering
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