Aporocactus flagelliformis "Rat Tail Cactus" Red Flowers

Aporocactus flagelliformis, sometimes referred to as the dog tail cactus or rat tail cactus, is a trailing species native to Mexico with short spines, bright green flesh and large, tubular red flowers at the tips. Because it is a succulent subshrub with a creeping habit, it probably prefers to grow in the understory beneath other plants. This means it needs a bit of sun protection. Rooted offsets in 4" pots, shipped bare root. Beautiful in a hanging basket! Second photo is a beautiful plate from The Cactaceae Vol II. Daniel Schweich, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Taxonomy from Kew: Synonyms Has 24 Synonyms   KB Homotypic Synonyms Cactus flagelliformis L. in Sp. Pl.: 467 (1753) Cereaster flagelliformis (L.) F.Berge in Buch Welt: 90 (1842) Cereus flagelliformis (L.) Mill. in Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 12 (1768) Disocactus flagelliformis (L.) Barthlott in Bradleya 9: 87 (1991) Heterotypic Synonyms Aporocactus f