7 Cactus Plants With Pink Flowers: Pictures and Info

Pink flowers are visually striking and can make your collection stand out. Besides, it’s a color frequently associated with love, admiration, and compassion. There are hundreds of plants with pink flowers but I always prefer cacti because they are easy to care for.

As drought-tolerant plants, their watering needs are low. Cacti also have unique shapes and textures that add special visual interest to any space, not to mention some strange-looking cacti I know. Let’s look at cactus plants that produce pink flowers. 

Christmas Cactus (Schlumbergera Bridgessii)

The Christmas cactus, botanically known as Schlumbergera bridgesii, is a popular winter-flowering houseplant. Under proper care, it produces vibrant, tubular flowers in shades of pink, red, white, or orange, typically around the Christmas holiday season. 

Native to Brazil’s tropical rainforests, this epiphytic cactus prefers bright indirect light, well-draining soil, and consistent moisture. To encourage Christmas cactus to bloom, you must keep temperatures cooler and keep it in continuous darkness for 12-14 hours every night.

Easter Lily Cactus (Echinopsis oxygona)

The Easter lily cactus, also known as the Night-Blooming Hedgehog, is a clump-forming cactus that blooms in late spring or early summer. Its large, fragrant, trumpet-shaped flowers can be pink, white or lavender. The blooms are short-lived but highly attractive to pollinators like moths.

Native to southern America, this drought-tolerant cactus thrives in well-draining soil and full sun. To get your Easter lily cactus to bloom, you must provide it with the right conditions including minimal watering, well-draining soil, warm temperatures, and occasional fertilization during the growing season.

Rose Pincushion cactus (Mammillaria zeilmanniana)

The Rose Pincushion cactus is a small, globular cactus native to central Mexico. This clump-forming cactus produces striking, bright pink flowers that form a crown around the stem. It often blooms profusely in late spring and summer. 

Mammillaria zeilmanniana is relatively easy to care for. It thrives in well-draining soil and full sun.  As a drought-tolerant, the Rose pincushion cactus needs infrequent watering. Although it has a slow growth rate, it is one of the best plants for container gardening.

The Moon Cactus (Gymnocalycium mihanovichii)

The Moon cactus is a small, globular cactus valued for its striking colors such as red, yellow, and orange due to lack of chlorophyll. Native to Paraguay and Argentina, this plant has a smooth, ribbed body that ranges from green to brownish-gray. 

These vibrant cultivars are typically grafted onto a green rootstock, like Hylocereus, to survive. Moon Cacti produce small, pale pink flowers in summer. They thrive in well-draining soil, and indirect sunlight, and require minimal watering. 

Lace Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus reichenbachii)

The Lace Hedgehog Cactus is a small, cylindrical cactus native to the southern United States and northern Mexico. Slow-growing but hardy, this succulent is a favorite among collectors for its resilience, attractive spines, and showy blooms.

Echinocereus reichenbachii produces stunning, large, pink flowers with a bright yellow center in late spring to early summer. It features dense, lace-like spines that deter animals that eat cacti. This drought-tolerant cactus thrives in well-draining, rocky soil and full sun. 

Thanksgiving Cactus (Schlumbergera truncata)

The Thanksgiving cactus is an epiphytic cactus native to Brazil’s tropical rainforests. It is a favorite houseplant that blooms in late fall typically around the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S. It produces vibrant tubular flowers in shades of pink, red, white, or orange.

Unlike typical cacti, it has no spines but segmented, flattened green stems with claw-like projections on their edges. Schlumbergera truncata is easy to care for. This holiday cactus prefers humid conditions, bright indirect light, and well-draining soil.

To get more plants, propagating a Thanksgiving cactus is easy through stem cuttings. Like the Christmas cactus, it can live for many decades making it a favorite heirloom. Some of the common problems of this plant include root rot, buds and flowers falling off, and failure to bloom.

Dwarf Chin cactus (Gymnocalycium baldianum)

The Dwarf Chin Cactus (Gymnocalycium baldianum) is a small, globular cactus native to Argentina. It has a dark green, slightly flattened body with distinct ribs and short, curved spines. This cactus blooms in summer with flowers that range from bright red to pink, or even orange.

Like many succulents, the Dwarf Chin Cactus is easy to care for. It thrives in well-draining soil, bright indirect light, and requires minimal watering. Its compact size and vibrant flowers make it a favorite among cactus enthusiasts and an excellent choice for indoor or outdoor gardens.

Final thought

Various cacti plants produce pink flowers, a feature that adds stunning color to their spiny texture. Unlike other houseplants, cacti are easy to grow and maintain because of their drought-tolerance abilities. Under the right care, they can thrive and bloom for many decades.