Hatiora salicornioides

Drunkards Dream

The plant is made of many-branched stems that are up to 60 cm long made up of small, bottle-shaped segments. Clusters of tiny, bell-shaped, gold to orange flowers appear at the branch tips from late winter to early spring. Small white fruits follow the flowers.

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plant Features

Full sun
Very little water
Not Frost hardy
Light and free draining

plant information

Common name

Drunkards Dream

Latin name

Hatiora salicornioides

type

Succulent

family

Cactaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun
Frost

Not Frost hardy

Soil

Light and free draining
Water

Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant
When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Drunkards Dream is 0.60meters x 0.50meters

0.60 M 0.50 M

Hatiora salicornioides

Flowering Season

From Late Winter TO Early Spring

Clusters of tiny, bell-shaped, gold to orange flowers appear at the branch tips from late winter to early spring.

Planting

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Plant it in a porous, highly organic, non-alkaline potting medium (such as a bark mix) in filtered or partial sunlight. From late spring to autumn, water and fertilise freely, but water more sparingly in winter. It's an excellent plant for hanging moss baskets or large clay pots.

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