Aug 14, 2018
If Frankenstein’s monster were to take up gardening, he might find coral cactus to be his favorite plant.
This melding of two succulent varieties into one unusual cactus-like plant is striking to see. Depending on the top crest, it may have a fan of white, red, green, yellow, or purple ruffled succulent growth on top of what looks like a medium-green “stem”.
But this cactus isn’t actually a cactus at all, and if treated like one it can develop problems. Let’s figure out what this unusual Frankenstein’s Cactus-That-Isn’t-Really-A-Cactus needs to survive and thrive!
Learn More: Coral Cactus: Growing The Frankenstein Of The Succulent World
Keep Growing,
Kevin
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