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Other names of the cactus

The cactus is also called xianbazhang, huoyan, bawangshu, huozhang, and in places such as Quzhou it is also called niushedou and so on.

Living habits of the cactus

It originated in tropical and subtropical arid regions and desert regions. The soil in the air is extremely dry, and the cactus can only rely on stored water to survive.

It originated in the alpine arid regions of the tropics and subtropics. Here water is extremely scarce and the arid temperature is low; succulents are relatively short, and their leaves are mostly rosette-shaped, reducing the harm of strong winds and intense light in the high mountains, thereby reducing the excessive evaporation of water.

The species originating in tropical rainforests do not grow in soil; they like to attach to tree trunks and rocks, and their habits are also close to those of epiphytic orchids.

Morphological characteristics of the cactus

It is a clustering fleshy shrub. The upper part is wide, obovate and nearly elliptic, the front end is round, the edges are irregular, and the whole body is hairless; the spines are basically yellow, with thick awl-shaped tips, curved inward and with short flattened bases.

Its seeds are mostly flat and round. And hairless, light yellow or brown. The flowering period is between June and December.

The flower language of the cactus

Strong inside, able to carry love on all the way.

An old saying: at the beginning of creation, the pad is soft; delicate as water, easily fallen.

The heart of the cactus is tough outside and soft inside.