Comments on: Fishbone cactus: How to grow and care for this unique houseplant

By: Renisha Edwards

Renisha Edwards — Sun, 06 Jul 2025 13:58:43 +0000

Thank you

By: Christine Evans

Christine Evans — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:20:19 +0000

I really got a lot out of this article and want thank you for the info. Mine has grown like wild after only a year it’s nearly doubled in size. I’ve gen reading a lot about many different plants I have and started to wonder what type of pot would be best for this plant because I realized the I’ve it’s in has a very tiny hole for drainage. Yet it’s growing great I certainly don’t want to lose it!! Can you tell he your favorite?

By: Jessica Walliser

Jessica Walliser — Sat, 22 Mar 2025 15:05:31 +0000

In reply to Rose Nelson. I find that a certain percentage of the leaves on my fishbone cactus are spindly, too. I think it's just the nature of the plant. I trim off any spindly ones, leaving only the thick ones to grow.

By: Rose Nelson

Rose Nelson — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 02:16:57 +0000

I have this plant, but most of my leaves are spindly. How do I fix that?
Thanking you in advance
Rose

By: Bea Burlingham

Bea Burlingham — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:29:07 +0000

I am SO excited – mine has lots of buds. It is less than 3 years old but I put it outside (east side of house) for most of the summer. I live in Zone3/4; brought it inside about a week ago & saw large buds forming. The stems are about 3 feet long & very impressive plant!

By: Tanya

Tanya — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 19:46:31 +0000

Good post Love my F cactus:) It’s flowering like crazy right now

By: Bet

Bet — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 01:53:56 +0000

My ric rac is about 6″ below a grow light and still gets skinny growth with lots of aerial roots. I water when it’s almost completely dry. Don’t know how to get the stems thicker. Nice article thank you.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 26 Dec 2023 16:17:02 +0000

My fishbone cactus is growing thin stems off the top of the leaves. should I trim them off the leaves and repot them?

By: mw

mw — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 21:37:08 +0000

Super thorough and knowledgable!! Thank you

By: John Riggs

John Riggs — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 11:13:38 +0000

I have had mine for about a year a half
Still have never had any blooms?