Scientific Name:
Hatiora
x
graeseri
Pronunciation:
hat-ee-OR-uh ex. gray-SER-ee
Common Name:
Easter cactus
Family Name:
Cactaceae
Plant Type:
Flowering pot plant, Succulent or Cacti
Key ID Features:
Flattened stem segments 4-8cm long with crenate margins; soft brown spines (leaf remnants) usually absent; flowers 2-6cm wide with many petals having radial symmetry.
Habit:
Arching, Epiphytic, Pendulous
Form:
Weeping
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.1 - 0.2m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Origin:
Garden origin, South America (H. gaertneri x H. rosea)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C)
Exposure:
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Indoor plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Whorled
Texture/Venation:
Prickly
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Silver / Grayish
Colour in Fall:
Silver / Grayish
Shapes:
Acicular, Other
Apices:
Aristate
Bases:
Truncate
Margins:
Entire
Additional Info:
Leaves greatly reduced to soft, bristle-like spines or absent; stems are leaf-like (cladophylls)
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
11+
Corolla Shape:
Campanulate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Orange, Pink, Red (Commonly scarlet)
Flower Time at Peak:
Mar, Apr
Additional Info:
Carried along the terminal leaf-like stem margins
Fruit Type:
Berry (true), Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Green, Red, Dark-red
Fruiting Time:
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Spines, Succulent stems, Flat phylloclades or cladophylls (segmented stems), w. dentate margins. Areoles (nodes) w. glochids (hair-like bristles/ soft spines).
Propagation:
Softwood cuttings
Optimal Temp.:
Medium
Light Level:
Medium
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Mealybugs, Scale insects
