Environmental Protection Value
It helps green afforestation and soil protection. Acorn peperomia trees can also control pests.
Economic Value
Acorn peperomia emulsion can be directly made, or mixed with other substances, to form crude oil as fuel oil instead of petroleum.
Garden Use
Very common in Mediterranean, coastal, and drought-tolerant gardens, the pencil cactus can also be used in beds, borders, and containers. The succulent resembles sea coral, with green stems that transition into yellow, orange, and red colors, which gardeners prize. It is also valued for its resiliency to pests, disease, salt, and animals. The pencil cactus is an excellent accompaniment to succulents such as the Kiwi aeonium, Blue Chalksticks senecio, and the stonecrop sedum.
Interesting Facts
Most people plant pencil cactus for its leaves. In fact, the silver dollar plant has a small probability of blooming. Once it blooms, it can last for more than 100 days. Under careful care, pencil cactus will bloom sooner or later.
Name Story
Pencil cactus: It is called a pencil cactus because of the diameter of the stem is equivalent to a pencil. The new branches of the plant are usually slightly pink. You may see that the leaves appearing as the branches sprout. Sadly, they disappear once the branches mature.
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