A friend posted a photo of her plant that she called a dragon tail on Facebook. I have two of these but didn't know what
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Louise
they were. So, I Googled dragon tail but the images I found were the second photo below. My plant that looks like my friend's has never bloomed. What IS this blooming one?
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I am no botanist but gave it the old google search try LOL It is hard to tell from the pic, but the stem/leaf looks more like that found on the Christmas cactus - check out these sites http://www.maltainsideout.com/4903/the-second-coming-maltas-autumnal-spring/ http://www.maltainsideout.com/4903/the-second-coming-maltas-autumnal-spring/ The flower isn't quite as shaggy as the one in the pic, but close, could be related
Gail Salminen
on Dec 08, 2012
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I have a Xmas cactus and yes, the green part is way more that than the other photo that's supposed to be a dragon's tail. But the bloom shown here isn't anywhere near like my cactus's blooms. Maybe there are different kinds of Xmas cactus with various blooms? I'll have to Google and see what I find.
Louise
on Dec 08, 2012
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@Louise, I believe you have a dragon fruit cactus (Hylocereus species).
Douglas Hunt
on Dec 09, 2012
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