I saw a beautifully big ric rac cactus in a nursery today and fell in love..contemplating going back to get it by watching videos of people talking about how to care for it lol
Hi Em, this is my first time here. Today, I was gifted this 🌵 it is so unique & cool. I am mostly a Hoya & Philodendron gal. I have zero experience with these fishbone. So, glad I found your channel first. You gave me great advice & very happy to subscribe!! 💕🌿
This is the most helpful and informative video about this beautiful plant. I got one a month ago and nothing. Nothing has happened. So it is amazing to know that it might take a while. I love that you showed the new growth!!! Now I know what to look for :)
Yeees! I’m so happy that it helped! I made it because I also couldn’t find anything about the plant and it was super frustrating not knowing if I was doing it right or not!
Thank you for this video. Mine is growing tons of these little 3 sided skinny spiky stick things from the soil (hardly any from the growth already established). At first I thought my dog tail cactus (which is growing next to it) contaminated the pot and I thought I was growing two separate plants in the is pot. I was so convinced I took it out of its pot and started separating it. That's when I realized the growth wasn’t separate but the coming from the same plant. Then I had no idea why and thought it maybe wasn’t getting enough light or was dying, haha. I couldn't find any pictures online that looked like mine until I found your video.
I bought one from Etsy. As I was growing it I saw a hairy stick thing growing and I asked the seller what it was and he said he didn’t know. I read somewhere that the new hairy stem thing was due to poor watering or too much light. I got rid of it. Watching your vid I didn’t know it was actually a leaf. Glad I watched. I almost threw it out.
Super informative. I didn’t understand the growth pattern and that the stems will flatten out and take on the zig zag form. I thought something was wrong with mine, but it’s actually growing well! Thanks.
I came here for the same reason! Mine has a ton of new growth (yay!), BUT I thought I was doing something wrong since the new growth looks so much different. Thanks for posting!
I m so glad that I found fellow Canadian's Video abt fishbone Cactus & got the courage to buy this beauty for $15 @ local Nursery in Surrey BC. WISH ME LUCK that it thrives in my place & give me some blooms 😍
I just bought four cuttings of this and have them in water, but I think I’ll switch them over to soil based on your recommendation. 🌵 Thank you for sharing! 💜
Ok. I have m I ne in a small 4in terra cotta pot. It's growing fast an d I'm thinking that I should repot it...but I'll wait another few months to let it get root bound.
I know if some of my cactus that they go a little yellow with not enough water? I would try watering it a little more, i water mine one a week through the growing season
Hello fellow Canadian! I’m from Nova Scotia 🇨🇦 and it’s not easy to find these beautiful plants here either! I got one probably 6 months ago now, and he’s grown so much! I have multiple new growths on mine, but wasn’t sure if they looked normal. Your video is the first information I’ve seen online (after a LOT of searching) about the new growths starting off straight and spikey, and eventually flattening out into the zig zag shape! I was so worried about it and none of the articles or videos I found online were answering my question, until I found yours! So thank you ❤️
Hello fellow Canadian! BC over here! So happy that you found the information useful! At least you were able to find one! It took so long to find mine!!
Same here about not knowing what new growth is supposed to look like. I read on a plant group on Facebook to beware of long pencil like branches because it supposedly meant that it was searching for light and to move it to better light. People were talking about cutting the long stringy growth off completely 😱 Also from Nova Scotia and had a hard time finding one of these. I think I ended up getting it at a hardware store and it was the only one there.
Hey, another nova Scotian here aswell 🙋, I have this plant and looove him, the new growth really confused me for a while too but it always seemed to end up ok so I just assumed it was normal. However I just recently noticed a couple stems have a brown mushy parts on the sides. It's freaked me out. I'm in the process of changing soil n letting it dry out.... With this rotting stuff continue ??¿ Or should it be ok once I change the soil n dry out the roots???
I saw a beautifully big ric rac cactus in a nursery today and fell in love..contemplating going back to get it by watching videos of people talking about how to care for it lol
You totally should go get it! It is honestly one of my favourite plants! It’s super easy to care for and I also just learned that they bloom!
Hi Em, this is my first time here. Today, I was gifted this 🌵 it is so unique & cool. I am mostly a Hoya & Philodendron gal. I have zero experience with these fishbone. So, glad I found your channel first. You gave me great advice & very happy to subscribe!! 💕🌿
Thank you. I didn’t know what those little sticks were. This is the only video that explains what they are.
That’s what I’m hearing from a lot of people, I am so surprised about it. All of mine have totally flattened out!
I have one of these and started searching here once I saw new thin growths!
Hopefully you found it helpful!
I'll never get over how cute your cat is. And I loved the video ! I also have this plant and I love it. So unique looking!
You should try to find one! And thank you, he is pretty cute until he bites hahahaha
This is the most helpful and informative video about this beautiful plant. I got one a month ago and nothing. Nothing has happened. So it is amazing to know that it might take a while. I love that you showed the new growth!!! Now I know what to look for :)
Yeees! I’m so happy that it helped! I made it because I also couldn’t find anything about the plant and it was super frustrating not knowing if I was doing it right or not!
Thank you for this video. Mine is growing tons of these little 3 sided skinny spiky stick things from the soil (hardly any from the growth already established). At first I thought my dog tail cactus (which is growing next to it) contaminated the pot and I thought I was growing two separate plants in the is pot. I was so convinced I took it out of its pot and started separating it. That's when I realized the growth wasn’t separate but the coming from the same plant. Then I had no idea why and thought it maybe wasn’t getting enough light or was dying, haha. I couldn't find any pictures online that looked like mine until I found your video.
I bought one from Etsy. As I was growing it I saw a hairy stick thing growing and I asked the seller what it was and he said he didn’t know. I read somewhere that the new hairy stem thing was due to poor watering or too much light. I got rid of it. Watching your vid I didn’t know it was actually a leaf. Glad I watched. I almost threw it out.
That is crazy! I can’t believe a seller would tell you that! I have never had any problems with my hairy sticks flattening out!
Super informative. I didn’t understand the growth pattern and that the stems will flatten out and take on the zig zag form. I thought something was wrong with mine, but it’s actually growing well! Thanks.
From when I filmed this video mine have all flattened out! I have no idea how it works but it dose!
@@EmsPlantPlaceEmmaLeeFreistadt oh my goodness that is awesome! I really appreciate you sharing that because it gives me something to look forward to.
Same here. I am new to having a ric rac plant.
I came here for the same reason! Mine has a ton of new growth (yay!), BUT I thought I was doing something wrong since the new growth looks so much different. Thanks for posting!
I m so glad that I found fellow Canadian's Video abt fishbone Cactus & got the courage to buy this beauty for $15 @ local Nursery in Surrey BC. WISH ME LUCK that it thrives in my place & give me some blooms 😍
That’s where i got mine from as well!!!
🌵 I have one and I love it. It looks great in a hanging basket.
Totally agree!!
I just bought four cuttings of this and have them in water, but I think I’ll switch them over to soil based on your recommendation. 🌵
Thank you for sharing! 💜
I have found water rotted mine but it may work for you who knows!
Came here for care tips for my Ric Rac and subscribing because I am also from the Okanagan!
Yah girl! Did you get the tips you were looking for??
@@EmsPlantPlaceEmmaLeeFreistadt I did! I will now start fertilizing lol. Much love from Vancouver
I got one recently. I love it. Thanks for the info!
No problem! So excited for you! It’s such a lovely plant!
I have a ric rac cactus 🌵. I found it found it a few months back at the local hardware store called Lowe’s . I have propagated it a couple times .
I love the look of this plant
Thank you
Perfect timing I just got one. 😁😁
That’s awesome!! Hopefully this will help!
have 2 large rick rack cacti which live outside my northern California home.
They bloom too!!!
Really! Mine hasn’t yet but hopefully soon!!
B@@EmsPlantPlaceEmmaLeeFreistadtI heard that the blooms will tell you which kind of fishbone cactus you have. Apparently there's 2 kinds😮.
I have one. It has been getting scaly. I would like to see yours after two years.
Easy to propagate
I still haven’t done it yet!!
@@EmsPlantPlaceEmmaLeeFreistadt 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
He's beautiful...the cat!! How often do you repot it? Mine
is taking off too!!
I don’t repot tell there are roots growing out of the bottom!
Ok. I have m I ne in a small 4in terra cotta pot. It's growing fast an d I'm thinking that I should repot it...but I'll wait another few months to let it get root bound.
@@michellec.4994 it is a type of cactus so they do not grow crazy roots like tropicals do :)
Very interesting. 👍 🙂
Thank you for watching!
Hello, my fish bone Cactus tips are turning pink what does that mean and can I fix it ?
I know if some of my cactus that they go a little yellow with not enough water? I would try watering it a little more, i water mine one a week through the growing season
Mine is growing but it doesn't have trickles on new shoot ??
Like it’s growing round?
You should let them callous over a couple of days before planting or putting them in water
I will do that next time!!
Hello fellow Canadian! I’m from Nova Scotia 🇨🇦 and it’s not easy to find these beautiful plants here either! I got one probably 6 months ago now, and he’s grown so much!
I have multiple new growths on mine, but wasn’t sure if they looked normal. Your video is the first information I’ve seen online (after a LOT of searching) about the new growths starting off straight and spikey, and eventually flattening out into the zig zag shape! I was so worried about it and none of the articles or videos I found online were answering my question, until I found yours! So thank you ❤️
Hello fellow Canadian! BC over here! So happy that you found the information useful! At least you were able to find one! It took so long to find mine!!
Same here about not knowing what new growth is supposed to look like. I read on a plant group on Facebook to beware of long pencil like branches because it supposedly meant that it was searching for light and to move it to better light. People were talking about cutting the long stringy growth off completely 😱
Also from Nova Scotia and had a hard time finding one of these. I think I ended up getting it at a hardware store and it was the only one there.
All of mine flatten out! It just takes time!
Hey, another nova Scotian here aswell 🙋, I have this plant and looove him, the new growth really confused me for a while too but it always seemed to end up ok so I just assumed it was normal. However I just recently noticed a couple stems have a brown mushy parts on the sides. It's freaked me out. I'm in the process of changing soil n letting it dry out.... With this rotting stuff continue ??¿ Or should it be ok once I change the soil n dry out the roots???
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Thank you!
🌵 I want to get one now!
@@cyndicunanan400 you should get one!