| Description | Rik Rak Cactus (Selenicereus anthonyanus ) is a trailing epiphytic Cactus that grows best in hanging baskets or taller containers. A trailing epiphytic Cactus that grows best in hanging baskets or taller containers. If the conditions are correct this flat stemmed epiphytic cactus will reward you with large, scented night blooming flowers. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Succulents, Indoor Flowering Plants |
| Hardiness Zone | 10-11 |
| Sunlight | growing indoors it needs bright light but not direct |
| Moisture | average, can tolerate drier conditions |
| Growing Media | average house plant mix, orchid mix |
| Temperature | warm |
| Flowers | nocturnal, scented, only last a night |
| Stems | flat, notched, freely branching |
| Roots | uses aerial roots to attach to the trees |
| Dimensions | will hang 2 plus feet out of a hanging basket, cascades from tree branches in tropical rainforests |
| Maintenance | likes to be pot bound |
| Propagation | rooting stems |
| Native Site | Mexico (Chiapas and Pico Carrizal rainforests) |
| Misc Facts | Crypto from Greek meaning hidden, cereus from Latin meaning wax taper of candle, AKA: Fishbone Cactus, Zig Zag Cactus, Orchid Cactus, St. Anthony's Rik-Rak Cryptocereus anthonyanus |
| Notes & Reference | #15-Cactus Lexicon (Backeberg) |
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