How To Care Pencil Cactus. Is a pencil cactus a succulent. Water every two weeks and less in the winter and as with most succulents its better to let pencil cacti dry out than to drown it or risk rotted roots.
Euphorbia tirucalli commonly called pencil cactus might be difficult to kill and remove because like other succulents it tolerates extreme neglect and roots easily from a small cutting. Always wear protective clothing during this process. It can go for quite a few days without water in the soil.
Pencil cactus grows best when it is grown outdoors.
You can water these cacti once every 2 or 3 weeks and theyll be completely. You can also prune dead stems. To propagate a pencil cactus put on gloves and goggles and snip off a healthy stem. Pencil Cactus needs watering every two or three weeks during summer but its always good to check the soil with your finger.