Interesting Facts & Information about the Cactus Plants
Mar 21st, 2011 by Aldouspi

Cactus
by B G

Cacti are desert plants native to the Americas. Being desert plants, they consume very less water and this have thorns instead of leaves as a leaves consume large amount of water. They vary a lot in looks, height and texture. This article is mainly about their care, facts, propagation and common cacti varieties. So, lets proceed with the article.

Care

If you can manage a few things, it is easy to care for the cacti.

Sun

Plant them in bright direct sunlight. Seedlings and very young plants should be kept in partial shade.

Water

As they are a desert plant, the watering should be very infrequent. Water them once or twice in a month. Cacti planted in lawns/gardens can be watered more frequently than those in containers.

Fungus

Excessive watering can cause fungi on your cacti. Water them sparingly in winters especially. If your cactus has fungus on it, you should remove the infected part to control the spread.

Propagation

Propagation is a process to start new plants from the existing ones. Cacti can be propagated by means of stem cutting, seed germination and division. Remember all varieties can not be propagated by division or cutting.

Common Varieties

Following are some of the common varieties of these plants.

Hedgehog Cactus
Barrel Cactus
Saguaro Cactus
Prickly Pear
Organ Pipe Cactus
Horse Crippler
Pincushion Cacti
Thanksgiving Cactus
Easter Cactus
Christmas Cactus

Interesting Facts about Cacti

Saguaro cactus is the tallest cactus plant that can grow up to 20 m high.

All cacti are native to the Americas.

All cacti are succulents. They store water to use it later.

Native Americans used the barrel cactus as a pot.

There are over 2000 species of cactus.

Some cactus spines can be about 15 cm long.

Gila woodpeckers nest inside the stem of the saguaro cactus.

 

Read more about cacti at: Cactus Plants

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