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The Christmas cactus is a long-lasting holiday plant with colorful flowers. Despite its name, it actually thrives best in cool temperatures. A Stroll Through the Garden: Christmas cactus care and ...
Poinsettias aren't the only plant bringing vibrant blooms to your holiday decor. The Christmas cactus is another beloved houseplant that puts on a colorful show from November through January. This ...
However, if tended to properly, the Christmas cactus can live well after the joyous season and bloom year over year. In fact, it can live up to 20 years. And, if you have any furry friends at home ...
The dried flowers of the night-blooming cereus are a common ingredient used in Cantonese slow-simmered soup (traditional Chinese: 老火湯; pinyin: lǎohuǒ tāng; Jyutping: lou5 fo2 tong1). [2] Some night-blooming cereus plants produce fruits which are large enough for people to consume. [ 3 ]
Epiphyllum oxypetalum, the Dutchman's pipe cactus, [3] princess of the night or queen of the night, [4] is a species of cactus with a native range from Mexico to Nicaragua. [5] It blooms nocturnally, and its flowers wilt before dawn.
This species blooms in late spring or early summer. The flowers are purple or magenta, rarely rose-pink, about 5 cm (2.0 in) wide. [10] The fruits are yellowish, tubercular like the stems, [10] and shaped something like the frustum of a cone, with a hollow at the wide end where the flower fell off; they are often mistaken for flowers. The plant ...
A healthy Christmas cactus reliably blooms for four to six weeks. If you begin limiting light in the middle of October, your plant will bloom right before Christmas and continue adding cheer well ...
Ferocactus wislizeni, the fishhook barrel cactus, also called Arizona barrel cactus, candy barrel cactus, and Southwestern barrel cactus, is a species of flowering plant in the cactus family Cactaceae, native to northern Mexico and the southern United States. It is a ball-shaped cactus eventually growing to a cylindrical shape, with spiny ribs ...