Species · genus Hatiora · Cactaceae

Dancing Bones

Hatiora salicornoides (Haw.) Britton & Rose

Also known as: Drunkard's Dream · Bottle Cactus · Spice Cactus · Drunkard's Bones

Growth habit

succulent epiphyte or lithophyte

Native range

Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast

Reference · H. salicornoides

Cultivars of H. salicornoides

The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.

No named cultivars catalogued under H. salicornoides yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.

Guide

The species-level account. Cultivar pages build on this and say where they differ.

An epiphytic Brazilian cactus that grows on trees and rocks rather than in heavy soil, so it wants a fast-draining mix, good airflow, and bright indirect light rather than harsh direct sun. As a succulent epiphyte it stores water in its segmented stems and rots if kept wet, so let the mix dry out before watering — water when the top inch or two is dry to the touch.

Care recipe

The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.

Care notes are early — not yet verified

Light: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Water: ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 10-18d)
Humidity: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Soil: ai:claude-fable-5
Care: ai:claude-fable-5

Light

Bright, indirect

Water

≈ every 18 days

Humidity

Medium

Temperature

13–27 °C

Soil mix

Airy, well-draining epiphytic or cactus mix

Propagation

Stem segments broken off and rooted

Fertilizing

Dilute feed monthly in spring and summer

Growth rate

Moderate

Flowering

Small yellow flowers at stem tips in late winter

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

Not yet documented

This is where toxicity lives — every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.

Reference images

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Sources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 10-18d) · ai:claude-fable-5

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