{"id":13792,"date":"2020-05-03T13:42:02","date_gmt":"2020-05-03T08:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/?p=13792"},"modified":"2024-12-25T09:01:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-25T03:31:38","slug":"zebra-cactus-lesser-known-indoor-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/zebra-cactus-lesser-known-indoor-plant","title":{"rendered":"Zebra Cactus- Lesser-known Indoor Plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zebra Cactus alternately labelled as Zebra plant is a succulent and definitely one of the best <a href=\"\/indoor-plants\">indoor plants<\/a>. It is native to the Eastern Cape of South Africa. The Zebra cactus pretty much resembles the appearance of aloe vera. But the differentiating factor is the stripes, which makes it more appealing and exotic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Zebra cactus has straight, multifarious leaves. It has white stripes on the green outer surface that gives it a zebra effect. Scientifically referred to as Haworthia fasciata, it is an easy-care succulent that grows well even when most neglected. These <a href=\"\/plants\">plants<\/a> are usually small and low growing succulents that can grow up to 13-15 cms high and about 20 cms wide.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>How to care for Zebra Cactus?<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Place the zebra cactus in well-draining soil to ensure the plant does not sit on damp soil for long<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Requires plenty of bright sunlight every day, directly or partially<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Water regularly but less frequently. Allow the soil to dry out thoroughly between watering<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Requires normal humid temperature<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fertilize once a month or less during the spring and summer with a houseplant fertilizer diluted to one-quarter strength\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beginning of the spring is the best time for repotting zebra cactus<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can be propagated with pups or cuttings. When propagating the plant, water them once. Do not water the plant again until you see new growth.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Interesting facts about Zebra Cactus (Haworthia Fasciata):<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zebra Cactus is a succulent not cacti<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its name is derived from the horizontal zebra looking stripes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quite easy to grow that it is often suggested as a plant for beginners<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are more than 700 species of Haworthia in the world. Zebra Cactus is just one of them<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is not poisonous to people, cats or dogs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Used in cosmetic preparations, such as shampoos, hand creams, and suntan lotions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Has medicinal properties as it produces aloe, which can be applied to burns and cuts\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the best <a href=\"\/ornamental-plants\">decorative plants<\/a> that makes it the most suitable gift for any plant lover or a d\u00e9cor enthusiast<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also known to provide nourishment and relaxation to mental health.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zebra Cactus alternately labelled as Zebra plant is a succulent and definitely one of the best indoor plants. It is native to the Eastern Cape of South Africa. The Zebra cactus pretty much resembles the appearance of aloe vera. But the differentiating factor is the stripes, which makes it more appealing and exotic. The Zebra [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":13793,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1033],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-plants"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Zebra Cactus- Lesser-known Indoor Plant | FNP<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover the beauty of the zebra cactus, a lesser-known indoor plant that adds charm to your space with its unique design and low-maintenance appeal.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/zebra-cactus-lesser-known-indoor-plant\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Zebra Cactus- Lesser-known Indoor Plant | FNP\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Discover the beauty of the zebra cactus, a lesser-known indoor plant that adds charm to your space with its unique design and low-maintenance appeal.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/zebra-cactus-lesser-known-indoor-plant\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"FNP\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fnpind\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-05-03T08:12:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-12-25T03:31:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blog.fnp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/blog-cover-zebra-cactus.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"810\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"422\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Apeksha Rawat\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@fnp_ind\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@fnp_ind\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Apeksha Rawat\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/zebra-cactus-lesser-known-indoor-plant#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/zebra-cactus-lesser-known-indoor-plant\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Apeksha Rawat\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/14d354540ca2d620f1ff09d2cf00a4f3\"},\"headline\":\"Zebra Cactus- Lesser-known Indoor Plant\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-05-03T08:12:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-12-25T03:31:38+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/zebra-cactus-lesser-known-indoor-plant\"},\"wordCount\":356,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/zebra-cactus-lesser-known-indoor-plant#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/blog.fnp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/blog-cover-zebra-cactus.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Plants\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/zebra-cactus-lesser-known-indoor-plant#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/zebra-cactus-lesser-known-indoor-plant\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/zebra-cactus-lesser-known-indoor-plant\",\"name\":\"Zebra Cactus- Lesser-known Indoor Plant | FNP\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/zebra-cactus-lesser-known-indoor-plant#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/zebra-cactus-lesser-known-indoor-plant#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/blog.fnp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/blog-cover-zebra-cactus.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-05-03T08:12:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-12-25T03:31:38+00:00\",\"description\":\"Discover the beauty of the zebra cactus, a lesser-known indoor plant that adds charm to your space with its unique design and low-maintenance appeal.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/zebra-cactus-lesser-known-indoor-plant#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/zebra-cactus-lesser-known-indoor-plant\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/zebra-cactus-lesser-known-indoor-plant#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.fnp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/blog-cover-zebra-cactus.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/blog.fnp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/blog-cover-zebra-cactus.jpg\",\"width\":810,\"height\":422,\"caption\":\"Zebra Cactus- Lesser-known Indoor Plant\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/zebra-cactus-lesser-known-indoor-plant#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Blog\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Plants\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/category\/plants\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Zebra Cactus- Lesser-known Indoor Plant\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"FNP\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"FNP\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.fnp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cropped-download.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/blog.fnp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cropped-download.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"FNP\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fnpind\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/fnp_ind\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/14d354540ca2d620f1ff09d2cf00a4f3\",\"name\":\"Apeksha Rawat\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/abc8c587208bdd20abb9f4bdabe74119?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/abc8c587208bdd20abb9f4bdabe74119?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Apeksha Rawat\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/author\/himangi\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Zebra Cactus- Lesser-known Indoor Plant | FNP","description":"Discover the beauty of the zebra cactus, a lesser-known indoor plant that adds charm to your space with its unique design and low-maintenance appeal.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/zebra-cactus-lesser-known-indoor-plant","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Zebra Cactus- Lesser-known Indoor Plant | FNP","og_description":"Discover the beauty of the zebra cactus, a lesser-known indoor plant that adds charm to your space with its unique design and low-maintenance appeal.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/zebra-cactus-lesser-known-indoor-plant","og_site_name":"FNP","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fnpind","article_published_time":"2020-05-03T08:12:02+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-12-25T03:31:38+00:00","og_image":[{"width":810,"height":422,"url":"https:\/\/blog.fnp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/blog-cover-zebra-cactus.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Apeksha Rawat","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@fnp_ind","twitter_site":"@fnp_ind","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Apeksha Rawat","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/zebra-cactus-lesser-known-indoor-plant#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/zebra-cactus-lesser-known-indoor-plant"},"author":{"name":"Apeksha Rawat","@id":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/14d354540ca2d620f1ff09d2cf00a4f3"},"headline":"Zebra Cactus- Lesser-known Indoor Plant","datePublished":"2020-05-03T08:12:02+00:00","dateModified":"2024-12-25T03:31:38+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/zebra-cactus-lesser-known-indoor-plant"},"wordCount":356,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/zebra-cactus-lesser-known-indoor-plant#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blog.fnp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/blog-cover-zebra-cactus.jpg","articleSection":["Plants"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/zebra-cactus-lesser-known-indoor-plant#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/zebra-cactus-lesser-known-indoor-plant","url":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/zebra-cactus-lesser-known-indoor-plant","name":"Zebra Cactus- Lesser-known Indoor Plant | FNP","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/zebra-cactus-lesser-known-indoor-plant#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/zebra-cactus-lesser-known-indoor-plant#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blog.fnp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/blog-cover-zebra-cactus.jpg","datePublished":"2020-05-03T08:12:02+00:00","dateModified":"2024-12-25T03:31:38+00:00","description":"Discover the beauty of the zebra cactus, a lesser-known indoor plant that adds charm to your space with its unique design and low-maintenance appeal.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/zebra-cactus-lesser-known-indoor-plant#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/zebra-cactus-lesser-known-indoor-plant"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/zebra-cactus-lesser-known-indoor-plant#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/blog.fnp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/blog-cover-zebra-cactus.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blog.fnp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/blog-cover-zebra-cactus.jpg","width":810,"height":422,"caption":"Zebra Cactus- Lesser-known Indoor Plant"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/zebra-cactus-lesser-known-indoor-plant#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Plants","item":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/category\/plants\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Zebra Cactus- Lesser-known Indoor Plant"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/","name":"FNP","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"FNP","url":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/blog.fnp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cropped-download.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blog.fnp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cropped-download.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"FNP"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fnpind","https:\/\/x.com\/fnp_ind"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/14d354540ca2d620f1ff09d2cf00a4f3","name":"Apeksha Rawat","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/abc8c587208bdd20abb9f4bdabe74119?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/abc8c587208bdd20abb9f4bdabe74119?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Apeksha Rawat"},"url":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/author\/himangi\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13792"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25261,"href":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13792\/revisions\/25261"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fnp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}