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Holiday Cactus Types. There are several different types of holiday cactus, including Christmas cactus, Thanksgiving cactus and Easter cactus, which bloom nearest to the holidays for which they are ...
Give Christmas cactus lots of indirect light year-round, and don't allow the soil to dry out too much once flower buds form. Daytime temperatures between 60-69°F and nighttime temperatures in the ...
It's not unusual for a Christmas cactus to bloom for four weeks or more. Check the soil moisture every three to four days and water when the top of the soil is slightly dry to the touch.
Find out how to get your Christmas cactus to bloom in time to enhance your holiday decor.
Pot your Christmas cactus in well-drained, slightly acidic soil. Apply fertilizer during the spring and summer months. Prune the plant immediately following its growing season to prep for the next ...
Ceratopetalum gummiferum, the New South Wales Christmas bush, is a tall shrub or small tree popular in cultivation due to its sepals that turn bright red-pink at around Christmas time. The petals are actually small and white - it is the sepals that enlarge to about 12mm after the flower sets fruit and starts to dry out. [1]
Any Christmas cactus plants that you purchase in the fall are With their handsome, notched foliage and exotic-looking flowers, these handsome plants can live for decades. (Some up to 100 years.)
Pachypodium lamerei is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is a stem succulent, photosynthesizing mainly through its trunk, and comes from the island of Madagascar, off the east coast of Africa. It has large thorns and leaves mostly just at the top of the plant, and large, fragrant flowers. The species has become one of ...