The easiest way to grow a new plant use some of the cactus stems. Break them off the plant and press the end into some gritty compost, make sure that the end that was attached to the plant is in contact with the surface of the compost.
Larger plants can be displayed in hanging pots, allowing the cascading ‘tails’ to grow even longer
Easier to grow from stem cuttings, Pull off a few ‘tails’ and press into a pot of gritty compost.
Use a shallow terracotta pot, with a gritty well drained mix
Cuttings will take 2 to 3 years to produce flowers. If growing in a pot needs re-potting every three years. Each bloom lasts for several days.
Ensure that temperatures are mild (minimum night temperatures should be around 12°C / 54°F) and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as rats tail is a tender plant.These estimates for how long rats tail takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.
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The stems are long and thin and cascade over the pot edge looking very ‘tail’ like
‘flagelliformis’ is ‘tail form’
cactus
Disocactus flagelliformis