If you are lucky, the pollinators will collect the pollen and deposit it to the Stigma of the same or another plant within the same night.Īs the flower has a shorter lifespan, the anther and stigma may be active simultaneously to aid in pollination. Thanks to its bright-colored scion and equally attractive flowers, different birds and other insects are also attracted to the plant. In Moon Cacti, pollination is usually done by moths and bats when the plant blooms at night. The plant can propagate via the following two methods. To produce seeds, you must let the plant go through pollination first. One of the best ways to propagate is via seed propagation. Pollination of Colorful Moon Cactus Blooms The color of flowers is usually the same as the plant’s scion, with the plant capable of producing blooms with multiple colors like yellow-red, yellow-orange, etc. Showy flowers that emerges on top of spines People also perceive Moon Cacti as a symbol of tenacity, endurance, and strength. Generally, the Moon Cacti plant represents resilience as it survives on top of another plant. ![]() ![]() Moreover, you can drop the idea of not letting the plant flower as the Moon Cactus is not monocarpic, meaning the plant will not die after flowering.Īfter it blooms, you may have to wait a year or two before the plant flowers. ![]() These Cactus only bloom annually.Īnd when the rootstock flowers, the scion fails to give colorful blooms. The lifespan of the Moon Cactus is about 1-3 years, but the flowers live only for about 12 hours.
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