Moon Cactus (Any Color) Cactus - Plant
Synonyms: Moon Cactus (Any Color)
Product Highlights:
- Moon Cactus Plant with red and green color
- Low-maintenance and easy to grow succulent
- Suitable for both indoor and outdoor settings
- Attractive 4-inch (10 cm) pot, perfect for any space
Description
Moon cactus plants come in vibrant bright colors of hot pink, brilliant orange and even an almost neon yellow. These are small plants, generally only a half inch across, although there are cultivars that get up to 8 inches in diameter.
Constituents:
Planting and care
- Water it when the upper layer of the soil feels dry to touch.
- After flowering, shift the plant to a slightly larger pot. Kalanchoes are succulents that grow best in a well-drained and well-aerated potting soil, such 60% peat moss and 40% perlite.
- Cut back tall growth and old flower stems. Keep well watered in a sunny, warm window.
Care
Moon Cactus needs lots of bright indirect sunlight, preferably a south-facing window in winter and bright indirect light (or east/west window) in summer .You can also propagate Moon Cactus through leaf cuttings. Just cut 2 to 3-inch pieces of a leaf and place them about 1 inch deep in soil appropriate for Moon Cactus plants. Make sure to plant cuttings facing up, the same direction they were growing.
| Sunlight | Bright, sunny locations, especially in the summer growing season. |
| Watering | Moderately |
| Soil | Well-drained porous cactus and succulent soil. |
| Temperature | 25 to 40 degrees C |
| Fertilizer | Apply any organic fertilizer, Feed bi-weekly in the summer. |
Special feature
Attractive foliage Succulent
Ornamental Use:
- The plant is used outdoor and indoor for an ornamental purpose
Medicinal Use:
- In traditional medicine, Moon Cactus species have been used to treat ailments such as infections, rheumatism and inflammation
- Moon Cactus extracts also have immunosuppressive effects
- Moon Cactus pinnata has been recorded in Trinidad and Tobago as being used as a traditional treatment for hypertension
