Growing Cactus
Introduction Growing and propagating cacti is relatively easy to do and can be quite rewarding. For the most part there are three environmental variables to consider to ensure your experience with growing cacti is successful. These are: Soil Water Light We'll examine these three conditions in greater detail shortly, but first let's note that there are at least two different groups of cacti. There are the desert cacti which is certainly the first type to come to mind whenever someone hears the word "cactus". However, there are also jungle cacti which grow in rain forests and other environments that most would consider the least likely habitat for a cactus plant. I'll address growing conditions for the two separately beginning with the jungle cacti. Jungle Cacti Jungle cacti include those species in genera such as Acanthocereus, Disocactus, Epiphyllum, Hatiora, Hylocereus, Lepismium, Rhipsalis, Schlumbergera, Selenicereus, and perhaps a few others. Alm