Cactus (Ball)蟹爪莲 (Crane Flower)
Cactus (Ball)蟹爪莲 (Crane Flower) Plant Attributes
Chinese Name: Crane Flower, also known as Christmas Cactus,蟹爪莲, and Fairy's Finger FlowerLatin Name: Zygocactus truncatusFamily and Genus: Cactus Family, Crane Flower GenusDistribution: South America, BrazilCactus (Ball)蟹爪莲 (Crane Flower) Plant Introduction
The Crane Flower (Scientific Name: Zygocactus truncatus), also known as Christmas Cactus,蟹爪莲, and Fairy's Finger Flower, belongs to the Cactus Family, Crane Flower Genus. It has a嫩 green color, with new stems having a reddish hue, a round main stem that easily becomes woody, many branches that are nodular, with bristles on the areoles, and flowers that bloom on the top of the stem areoles. Commonly cultivated varieties include bright red, pink, apricot yellow, and pure white. The shape of the node connections resemble the secondary claws of a crab. The leaf-like stems are flat and multi-nodular, thick and ovate, bright green, with truncate tips and coarse sawtooth edges. Flowers bloom at the top of the stems, with petals that are open and reflexed, and flower colors range from pale purple, yellow, red, pure white, pink, orange, and bicolor.
Cactus (Ball)蟹爪莲 (Crane Flower) Image Appreciation
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