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Use clean, sharp pruners to remove yellow, dead, or diseased leaf-like segments first, making each cut at the joint where two pads meet. Make each cut at the joint where two pads meet.
One of the main reasons why growers prune a Christmas cactus is to get more free plants. Christmas cactus stems easily root in soil or water and they make excellent gifts. When to Prune Christmas ...
The flattened leaf-like “foliage” of the Christmas cacti are actually modified stems, not leaves. Like other cacti, the Christmas cactus lacks true leaves. The jointed stems, called cladodes ...
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 ...
While a Thanksgiving cactus has serrated leaves, a Christmas cactus has more rounded ones, like the one pictured above. Another way to tell the difference is to look at the stems of the Christmas ...
Schlumbergera truncata, the false Christmas cactus, [1] is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. Because it produces a flower, it also belongs to the taxonomic group Magnoliophyta and is thus considered an angiosperm. [ 2 ]
Here's how to repot your Christmas cactus so it continues to thrive for years to come.
Mammillaria elongata, the gold lace cactus or ladyfinger cactus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to central Mexico. Growing to 15 cm (6 in) tall by 30 cm (12 in) wide, it consists of densely packed clusters of elongated oval stems, covered in harmless (although very sharp) yellow or brown spines, and in spring producing white or yellow flowers.