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Angel Wing Cactus grows flat hardy pad like petals. Their bright green flesh is protected by white soft glochids. It doesn't have spikes, but you don't want to rub against their small hairs as they are unpleasant to remove.
Sun/Light Requirements
6 hours of bright indirect, warm sunlight will do this Cactus well. At first it does not like direct sunlight, as too much heat can literally cook cacti that have been growing under grow lights. Once established, introduce your cactus to direct sunlight for just a few minutes at a time before leaving it in full sun. When established it can withstand full sun in full heat. Immediately placing your plants in bright hot sun will kill them. This goes for all plants.
Water Requirements
Do not water if the soil is wet or moist, only when completely dry. Most Desert Plants will want water within 2 weeks of them being watered. Try not to leave your succulents soil dry for over a week. You can water your plants more often if you have loose rocky soil that drains easily.Cacti are drought tolerant when established. Drought tolerant when established means this plant will require watering every few weeks to develop proper root structure. Once it is fully developed or tripled in size it can withstand long periods of time without water. Drought tolerant plants are just tolerant of no water, they will do better when watered accordingly.
Soil Requirements
When purchasing a plant always consider they will be happier if you mimic their natural habitat. Please plant your succulent in rocky loose soil that drains easily. Most of your big box store brand soils are not rocky enough and will require you adding pumice or lava rock to help separate the soil. The rockier the soil, the more often you can water your succulent which helps them grow big.
Growth Over Time
This is a fairly quick growing cactus. Small pads will eventually sprout from any point on the mother plant, mostly growing around the edges. They grow bright green and eventually darken in color. You can gently pull these babies off to propagate them. These pads grow in dense clusters forming a shrub like plant that will grow as tall as it does wide. Each pad is about 2-5 inches in length and width. The whole plant can spread as wide as 2 feet and reach 3 feet or more in height.
In Bloom
Small bulbous sprouts will form at the tops of some pads blooming a cluster of small delicate yellow flowers.
Toxic to Animals?
This plant is non-toxic according to https://www.houseplantsexpert.com/bunny-ear-cactus.html. Please always do your own research on this topic.
Hardiness Zone
USDA Hardiness Zones 8b-11b (refer to Hardiness Zone Chart)
