Leuchtenbergia principis Cactus It is one of the

It is one of the very first cacti to bloom in the late winter or early spring

Plant in a well drained epiphyte mix

Ceraria are winter growers

Cut back on water in the winter when it is mostly dormant

The leaves form in the spring and summer and the plant grows until fall

Leuchtenbergia principis Cactus It is one of theLeuchtenbergia principis One of the strangest looking of all cacti! It has the longest tubercles of any cactus (rivaled only by Astrophytum caput medusae)! They are the long arms that make up this plant. In a normal cactus they are just the small bumps that the spines are born on. The spines in this cactus are long and look fierce, but are actually quite thin and bendable. You don't have to worry about poking yourself on them. Takes normal cactus