The market in cactus house plants is
booming and with very good reason. These prickly little guys are great fun,
easy to keep and very attractive. So why do so many people ignore them?
Many people seem to have this idea that the cactus is a
prickly little plant which doesn't really add to the style of your room or indoor plants dubai. Well these
people need to think again.
The first and most obvious species which is far from small,
prickly and boring is the Christmas cactus. This is a beautiful plant to have
around the house. It is also an easy plant to keep. This House plants online does not like
to get completely bone dry, but will only need watering every couple of weeks.
If you want to encourage the plant to flower you can leave it in a cool part of
the house for about two weeks, do not put it in the freezing cold. This will
then flower about four to six weeks after you return it to its normal place.
The simplicity of the care for this plant and the prettiness
make it a great holiday season gift as it is guaranteed to decorate any home.
In addition to the Christmas cactus there is also an Easter
version. This has a larger range of colours of bloom including yellow, pink,
peach, red and white. Like its Christmas cousin, flowering is induced by the
cold.
Admittedly the above two plants are slightly different from
the usually cacti. But there are plenty of prickly cacti which have beautiful
flowers which last a long time.
The Barrel cactus is a great example of a prickly plant
producing amazing flowers. The blooms are found in a large range, from striking
red to a calm yellow. These flowers grow at the end to the prickles and
actually used by the Native Americans in stews and boiled to make drinks.
Another cactus offering a pleasantly surprising bloom is the
Beavertail cacti. These plants may be low to the ground, but they have larger
than expected red and lavender colored flowers. The flowers will usually be
about three inches, so create a beautiful plant.
So rethink your image of fairy gardens plants and you will
soon realise that these are not little, prickly, unattractive, desert plants.