1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Cactus or Succulent
Flowering Plants, Herbs
1.3 Origin
North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
Europe, Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Tropical regions
Rocky areas, Semi desert, Subtropical climates
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1.9 Habit
Not Available
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
1.3.1 Minimum Width
1.4 Plant Color
1.4.1 Flower Color
1.4.2 Flower Color Modifier
1.4.3 Fruit Color
Ivory, White
Non Fruiting Plant
1.4.4 Leaf Color in Spring
1.4.5 Leaf Color in Summer
1.4.6 Leaf Color in Fall
1.4.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green
1.5 Shape
1.5.1 Leaf Shape
1.6 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
Not Available
Summer, Fall, Winter
2.2 Growing Conditions
2.2.1 Sunlight
2.2.2 Growth Rate
2.2.3 Type of Soil
2.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
2.2.5 Soil Drainage
2.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Summer, Late Summer
2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
2.3 Tolerances
3 Care
3.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Pot
Ground, Pot
3.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
3.3 Plant Maintenance
3.4 Watering Plants
3.4.1 Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs
3.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
3.4.3 In Spring
3.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
3.5 Soil
3.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.5.2 Soil Type
3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
3.6 Sun Exposure
3.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires very little pruning
3.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
3.9 Pests and Diseases
Mealybugs
Pests and diseases free
3.10 Plant Tolerance
4 Facts
4.1 Flowers
4.1.1 Flower Petal Number
4.2 Fruits
4.2.1 Showy Fruit
4.2.2 Edible Fruit
4.3 Fragrance
4.3.1 Fragrant Flower
4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
4.4 Showy Foliage
4.5 Showy Bark
4.6 Foliage Texture
4.7 Foliage Sheen
4.8 Evergreen
4.9 Invasive
4.10 Self-Sowing
4.11 Attracts
4.12 Allergy
Not Available
Skin irritation
5 Benefits
5.1 Uses
5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
5.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
5.1.3 Edible Uses
5.1.4 Environmental Uses
Not Available
Air purification
5.2 Plant Benefits
5.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
No Medicinal Use
5.2.2 Part of Plant Used
5.2.3 Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Dried heads are used in floristry, Used as Ornamental plant
5.3 Used As Indoor Plant
5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
5.5 Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Wildflower
6 Scientific Name
6.1 Botanical Name
Hatiora salicornioides
DIPSACUS fullonum
6.2 Common Name
dancing bones cactus, drunkard's dream, spice cactus
Fuller's Teasel
6.2.1 In Hindi
6.2.2 In German
6.2.3 In French
6.2.4 In Spanish
6.2.5 In Greek
Hatiora
Νεράγκαθο του Fuller
6.2.6 In Portuguese
6.2.7 In Polish
6.2.8 In Latin
7 Classification
7.1 Kingdom
7.2 Phylum
7.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
7.4 Order
Caryophyllales
Dipsacales
7.5 Family
7.6 Genus
7.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
7.8 Tribe
Rhipsalideae
Not Available
7.9 Subfamily
7.10 Number of Species