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Christmas cactus do fine in most homes with average indoor temperatures and humidity levels, if you keep them watered correctly. In fact, you only need to water when the top inch or two of soil ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 areoles, which normally have bristles which become stiffer with age, are where the flower buds appear. The flowers are held so that they are more or less horizontal; the upper side is different from the lower side (bilaterally symmetrical or zygomorphic). They are pink to purple in colour and about 6 cm (2.4 in) long with a diameter of 4.5 ...
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.
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]
Find out how to get your Christmas cactus to bloom in time to enhance your holiday decor.