Different Kinds Of Cactus House Plants. Rat Tail is a flowering cactus which grows during spring and summer. Cactus King Native specifically to South and West Africa the Desert Candle Cactus is a unique addition to your indoor plants.
However it is important to take a note of some of the more generic names that you might come across these are likely to include. Types of Cactus Plants Popular types of indoor cactuses include cereus Echinocactus commonly called golden barrel Espostoa also known as old man Opuntia nicknamed prickly pear bunny ears and Christmas tree and Rebutia also known as crown cactus. Also known as the cathedral plant this cactus can grow more than eight feet tall but it is a slow grower and is unlikely to grow much past four feet indoors.
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Star Cactus is an easy-to-grow cactus that is spineless and has white flakes outside. Water when top soil 1 inch is dry. Okay okay aloe vera is not a cactus but a succulent. The glochids which give it a polka-dot appearance can still stick you.