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christmas cactus
I have heard that you should put Christmas cactus in the dark to stimulate blooming. How long? Anything else. It did not work last year. Mine is very happy right now having been outside all summer, even though we had tons of rain.
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Permalink Reply by Barb Z-7b Okla on
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I FINALLY got some!! BUT they are called SPRING cactus.. IT is spring so the name seems to change with the seasons!! I got a purple and white one.. I had to have the white.. (thanks Grant for showing yours!) I will pot them in their new pots next week and place them on the front porch with the others..
I have been GONE for a while with a sick mom and me with the grandsons. I hope everyone is doing just great and planting away and your weather is not cooling down to much.. we seem to be holding in the 70's/50-60 for now.. I see the site is growing nicely with all new gardeners/flower beds ppl to other new ppl! Great to see.. All have a great plant day!!
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Permalink Reply by Grant Meyer USDA zone 9 on -
Hiya Barb, GREAT to see your post. Glad you're back online. :) I love your Easter cacti! They are so, so pretty! They are a different plant from Christmas and Thanksgiving cacti, but are just as nice, and you're right, they do bloom at a different time of year. I have a red one and a hot pink, but not a white one, so I have Plant Envy, LOL. Thanks for sharing yours with us. You'll be able to notice how the blooms open up a bit more in daytime than at night, and more on sunny days than cloudy days. How fun is that??? Thanks for sharing the eye candy! Congrats on the Easter (also sometimes called "Spring") cacti!
Click here to see Easter cacti and Christmas cacti identification g...
Happy gardening!
Grant
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Hey Grant. I saw your link on iding them.. I am not happy about how picky they are as of now the purple one is not blooming but dieing out some with the blooms.. the white one seems happy and doing fine.. O well. Learned to not get this type.. I will see how they do for this year to the next and keep them like they like it as best I can.. LOL..
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I have them planted and outside in a big yellow basket with a red wax begonia for color contrast. I see lots of new growth and I hope they bloom come next winter/spring. I have them in different colored striped pots but U can not see that from this angle.. lol.. they do get some sun but I try to not let them get to much.. loluck again.. How is everyone elses doing?? NOT really HOT yet, but coming soon.
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