General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Full Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F)
Plant Height: 6 feet or more
Plant Spread: unlimited
Leaves: Evergreen
Other: Leafless
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Other: flowers are white or cream, often with darker sepals
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Other info: Expect to wait 5-7 years if grown from seed before seeing blooms
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Leaf
Other: Cure stem segment until callused (10+ days). After potting, withhold water for two weeks.
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Epiphytic

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Common names
  • Ric-Rac Cactus
  • Moon Cactus
  • Queen of the Night
  • Zig Zag Cactus
  • Ric Rac Orchid Cactus
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Disocactus anguliger
  • Synonym: Epiphyllum anguliger
  • Synonym: Epiphyllum darrahii
  • Synonym: Phyllocactus anguliger
  • Synonym: Phyllocactus darrahii

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Location: my greenhouse, Fair Lawn NJ
Date: 2023-09-21
1. bloom ever on a Ric-Rac Cactus for me!
Location: Oceanside, California 
Date: 2020-10-09
My backyard first time blooming
Location: Oceanside, California 
Date: 2020-01-19
Location: Oceanside, California 
Date: 2020-10-09
My backyard first time blooming

Date: 2023-05-21
Location: Lincolnton, NC
Date: 2016-10-29
Location: Home
Date: 2011-11-10
rooted cutting

Date: 2012-08-31
Location: Munich Botanical Garden, Germany
Date: April
credit: Diego Delso
Location: Gent, Belgium
Date: 2007-12-26
Grown from a cutting send to me from Brazil.

Date: 2023-08-31

Date: 2023-06-01
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Comments:
  • Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Nov 13, 2011 5:44 AM concerning plant:
    Easy to root and grow from stem cuttings. Sometimes confused with Selenicereus anthonyanus. At bloom time the difference in bloom color easily distinguishes one from the other. E. anguiliger blooms are white or cream and S. anthonyanus blooms are purple.
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