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

By: Jessica Walliser

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:55:38 +0000

Hi Sonia – How wonderful that your fishbone cactus made seeds! I don’t have any experience growing them from seed, but you should give it a try and report back on your progress.Good luck!

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By: Sonia Collins

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:01:12 +0000

I have had my fishbone cactus for about 5 years; it has bloomed the last 2 years…very fragrant lovely flowers that last one day. I have noticed large seed pods… on several large stems what do you do with these? I saw today that the pod had turned from green to yellow; so, I picked it off and found black seeds inside, can these start new plants? Love this article; THANKS FOR YOUR RESPONSE TO MY QUESTIONS.

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By: Renisha Edwards

Sun, 06 Jul 2025 13:58:43 +0000

Thank you

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By: 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?

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By: 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.

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By: 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

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By: 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!

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By: Tanya

Fri, 11 Oct 2024 19:46:31 +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.

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By: 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?

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