Cacti are quite popular amongst gardeners, thanks to their low-maintenance nature and unique look and shapes. But not just their appearance, cactus flowers are beautiful too!
Check out the best flowering cactus plants here
Cactus With Pink Flowers
1. Rosy Pincushion Cactus
Botanical Name: Mammillaria zeilmanniana
With stunning funnel-shaped pink flowers all around the globular mound, the plant looks really charming in small pots. It can grow upto 5-8 inches tall.
2. Mammillaria Cactus
Botanical Name: Mammillaria guelzowiana
It is a fleshy globular plant that grows upto 7-10 inches tall. With beautiful and large pink blooms, this cacti is one of the most resilient out of all its relatives.
3. Powder Puff Cactus
Botanical Name: Mammillaria bocasana
Coated with long white spines, this plant blooms during summer with large pink flowers that sit on the mound along with soft spines.
4. Twin-Spine Cactus
Botanical Name: Mammillaria geminispina
Growing up to 8-10 inches tall, the Twin-Spine Cactus has one main stem that grows out in the center. The bright pink flowers add a stark contrast to its creamy wooly body.
5. Aylostera Cactus
Botanical Name: Rebutia
Considered one of the most beautiful cacti, Aylostera makes for a stunning addition to any home garden with large pink flowers, that bloom during springtime.
6. Old Lady Cactus
Botanical Name: Mammillaria hahniana
Native to the land of Mexico, this powder puff cactus grows in a singular mound, which is adorned with a crown of bright pink flowers.
7. Spiny Pincushion Cactus
Botanical Name: Mammillaria spinosissima
This beautiful flowering cactus displays a cluster of columnar or spherical stems and produces funnel-shaped bright pink flowers.
8. Spider Cactus
Botanical Name: Gymnocalycium denudatum
Spider cactus offers curly spines and produces large pink blooms. It is one of the best flowering cactus plants on the list!
9. Dwarf Turk’s Cap Cactus
Botanical Name: Melocactus matanzanus
This endangered cactus variety is indigenous to Cuba. It grows slowly with copper spines and pink blooms.
10. Mammillaria Dasyacantha Cactus
Botanical Name: Mammillaria laui v. dasyacantha
Covered in wool-like, white spines, this cactus shoes off stunning pink blooms with a yellow center.
11. Beavertail Cactus
Botanical Name: Opuntia basilaris
This cactus has blue-green pads and produces glossy, dark cherry pink flowers that smell like watermelon.
12. Strawberry Hedgehog Cactus
Botanical Name: Echinocereus engelmannii
Also known as Saint’s cactus and Purple Torch, it exhibits erect branches, coated in ornamental spines. The plant grows tubular magenta to pale pink blooms.
13. Pink Moon Cactus
Botanical Name: Gymnocalycium mihanovichii
This stubby cactus is also a good choice for small pots. It flowers in bright shades of pink, red, and orange. Just make sure to give it a lot of sunlight.
False Cacti With Pink Flowers
14. Easter Cactus
Botanical Name: Hatiora gaertneri
Flourishing in bright indirect sunlight, the Easter Cactus blooms pretty pink-red flowers from late winter to early spring.
15. Christmas Cactus
Botanical Name: Schlumbergera bridgesii
This cactus produces small, flat, rounded stem segments on both sides. It offers pink and red blooms.
16. Rose Easter Cactus
Botanical Name: Hatiora rosea
Dwarf Easter Cactus is a compact-bushy plant and flowers profusely in rose-pink blossoms. Expose it to bright light for best growth.
17. Orchid Cactus
Botanical Name: Epiphyllum spp
This flowering cactus offers cup-shaped blooms in pink, red, white, yellow, and orange colors. For best flowers, give it plenty of sunlight.
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