Hatiora salicornioides
(Dancing Bones Cactus,  Drunkard's Dream, Spice Cactus, Cactus'lyratus, Cactus salicornioides, Hariota salicornioides, Rhipsalis salicornioides)

Origin:  Native of Southeast Brazil
Family:  Cactaceae
Light:  Light shade
Height:  1-1.5'
Spacing:  1.5'
Blooms:  Small, strawflower-like, bright yellow, orange, late Winter
Foliage:  Bronze green, multi-segmented, contorted
Soil:  Well-drained, sandy, mildly acidic, neutral, mildly alkaline, drought tolerant
Water:  Low
Uses:  Xeriscaping, ornamental, rock garden, indoors, hanging baskets, mixed planting
Propagation:  Seeds, cuttings

Comments:  Hatiora salicornioides or Dancing Bones Cactus or Drunkard's Dream or Spice Cactus or Cactus lyratus or Cactus salicornioides or Hariota salicornioides or Rhipsalis salicornioides is a tropical perennial succulent with a fast growth habit.  It is a native of southeast Brazil.  In late Winter, Hatiora salicornioides produces small, bright yellow and orange blossoms along tips of bronze-green contorted, multi-segmented, bottle-shaped stems.  This is followed later by translucent berries with red ends.  Dancing Bones Cactus is easily propagated from seeds or cuttings.  It thrives best in well-drained, mildly acidic, neutral or mildly alkaline soil in a lightly shaded area, ideally at 55 degrees Fahrenheit.  Drunkard's Dream is low maintenance and tolerates drought conditions.  In its native habitat, Spice Cactus grows as an epiphyte.  It is popularly grown as an ornamental indoors or outdoors.  Plant it in a hanging basket and allow the interesting green cylindrical stems to cascade down its sides.  Cactus lyratus looks exquisite in mixed container planting.  Indoor plants require high or medium light.  Cactus salicornioides makes excellent xeriscaping plants.  Grow some in the rock garden.  Hariota salicornioides draws attention in the shade garden. Rhipsalis salicornioides is easy and its contorted appearance draws interests from foot traffic.

USDA Zones:  10-12

JennysGarden.com...Plants images and gardening descriptions of Hatiora salicornioides (Dancing Bones Cactus,  Drunkard's Dream, Spice Cactus, Cactus lyratus, Cactus salicornioides, Hariota salicornioides, Rhipsalis salicornioides) growing in Jenny's Garden

Image of Hatiora salicornioides or Dancing Bones Cactus or Drunkard's Dream or Spice Cactus or Cactus lyratus or Cactus salicornioides or Hariota salicornioides or Rhipsalis salicornioides