General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Plant Height: 4 to 8 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Other: Small, transluscent-wite berries.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Layering
Containers: Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Epiphytic
Conservation status: Critically Endangered (CR)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Critically Endangered
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Common names
  • Clumpy Mistletoe Cactus
  • Bottlebrush Cactus

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Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2022-11-18
November 2022 blooms.
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2020-10-27
Location: Tampa Bay Area
Date: Jan2019
New Addition
Location: Botanical Garden of Berlin
Date: 2013-04-14
Location: In my garden - San Joaquin County, CA
Date: 2016-04-01 - Spring
More buds forming on clumping mistletoe cactus
Location: Tampa Bay Area
Date: Jan2019
Location: In my garden - San Joaquin County, CA
Date: 2017-06-07 - Late Spring
Fruiting time for clumpy mistletoe cacti
Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
Date: 2010-04-05
Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
Date: 2010-04-05
Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
Date: 2010-04-05
Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
Date: 2010-04-05
Location: At our garden - San Joaquin County, CA
Date: 2015-03-23
Newly acquired Clumpy mistletoe cactus
Location: Botanical Garden of Berlin
Date: 2013-04-14
Location: National Botanical Garden, DC, Virginia :) | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28
Location: Tampa Bay Area
Date: Jan2019
New Addition.
Location: Botanischer Garten Berlin
Date: 2023-05-11
Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
Date: 2010-04-05
Location: In my garden - San Joaquin County, CA
Date: 30Mar2016 - Spring time
A first time bloom from my clumpy mistletoe cacti
Location: Botanical garden of Villa Durazzo-Pallavicini
photo credit: Hectonichus
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