How To Care For Moon Cactus Flower. Wait for the potting soil to dry out completely and gently take the cactus out of the pot. The plant got the name Moon Cactus for its yellow and orange varieties.
For an all-white moon garden that seems to glow at night plant star jasmine Jasminum nitidum white flowering tobacco Nicotiana lambs ear Stachys bacopa gardenias and other white or very pale flower and foliage plants. If any cuts have been made make sure you treat them with a fungicide. Fertilize moon cactus with 14 teaspoon of 15-15-15 water-soluble fertilizer mixed into 1 gallon of water every week during the spring and summer.
Whether planting a solitary plant in its own pot or mixing it with other succulents always grow your moon cactus in fast-draining succulent soil.
The pot should have draining holes and contain a quick-draining cactus mix. Holiday cacti should receive 10-10-10 fertilizer monthly in the spring and summer but 5-10-5 in the fall while the flowers are forming. The Moon Cactus commonly sold as a houseplant is actually two plants in one. Gymnocalycium mihanovichiiMoon CactusThis cute mutant cactus is actually a combination of two cacti.