Sweet Smelling Flowering Cactus Plants

Fragrant Woolly Cactus

• Fragrant woolly cactus is a cactus that thrives in full light and tolerates light shade. It is a columnar cactus that might be between 3 and 17 feet at maturity, and one plant might consist of several rod-like stems. It produces nocturnal pink or white flowers that are fragrant and may be between 3 and 4 1/2 inches long. The fragrant wooly cactus flowers in May, and after the sweet-smelling flowers drop off, they leave behind orange-red fruit.

Night Blooming Cereus

• The night-blooming cereus is a type of cactus that produces extremely fragrant trumpet-shaped shaped flowers. These flowers are white and only bloom for one night in June or July. The flowers are surrounded by small spines that grow along the four to six ribs on the stem of the plant. The night-blooming cereus can be repopulated from cuttings that are planted in dry sand

Strap Cactus

• Strap cactus is a fragrant cactus plant, and it is a climbing plant that does well in pots or in baskets. The flowers range in color from red to orange, and they have a sweet smell. The strap cactus does well in bright, indirect light, and it needs to be fed every two weeks during the spring and summer with a fertilizer that is rich in potassium. It needs to be kept cool during winter months, but watering should be cut back until the weather warms up.

Frailea castanet

• The frailea castanet is a small, round cactus that has nearly flat ribs and short, stout spines. It produces fragrant yellow flowers that are usually larger than the cactus itself when they open. It requires full light, and the soil should be kept barely moist. Reduce watering in the winter and give it good ventilation to dry out the soil if necessary.