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Christmas Cactus Has Holidays Mixed Up
Nov 12, 2013 20:37:08 #
This Christmas Cactus was taken as a small cutting from one over a hundred years old. It usually blooms twice a year. Easter and Thanksgiving, never Christmas.
Nov 12, 2013 20:47:04 #
What a beautiful plant. So maybe it isn't a Christmas cactus but really a Thankful Easter cactus.
Nov 12, 2013 20:47:33 #
Heirloom Tomato wrote:
This Christmas Cactus was taken as a small cutting from one over a hundred years old. It usually blooms twice a year. Easter and Thanksgiving, never Christmas.
It's a sign of the times, HT. Even the cactus knows Christmas has become taboo.
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Nov 12, 2013 20:52:36 #
You did well--they are pretty but hard to get a pretty picture. This is quite pleasing. You know, Hanukkah starts on Thanksgiving this year so no wonder your cactus is confused.
Nov 12, 2013 20:55:09 #
Nov 12, 2013 21:04:05 #
Country's Mama wrote:
What a beautiful plant. So maybe it isn't a Christmas cactus but really a Thankful Easter cactus.
Ha ha, Country's Mama, I'll bet you are right. A very old man gave me the cutting about twenty years ago from a plant that belonged to his mother.
Nov 12, 2013 21:08:19 #
carlysue wrote:
You did well--they are pretty but hard to get a pretty picture. This is quite pleasing. You know, Hanukkah starts on Thanksgiving this year so no wonder your cactus is confused.
Thanks Carlysue. I'll try more photos tomorrow. I want to use more depth of field to get all the flowers in focus and see how that looks.
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Nov 13, 2013 03:22:44 #
Nov 13, 2013 07:48:41 #
maninablackhat
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CU Cooperative Extension HGIC Landscape, Garden & Indoor Plants Indoor Plants Flowering Plants HGIC 1554 Thanksgiving & Christmas Cacti
Has a good description of the plants. You have a good picture.
Thanks for sharing.
CU Cooperative Extension HGIC Landscape, Garden & Indoor Plants Indoor Plants Flowering Plants HGIC 1554 Thanksgiving & Christmas Cacti
Has a good description of the plants. You have a good picture.
Thanks for sharing.
Nov 13, 2013 09:31:44 #
How neat to have one with that kind of history, regardless of which holiday it celebrates :)
Nov 13, 2013 09:33:39 #
Heirloom Tomato wrote:
Thanks Carlysue. I'll try more photos tomorrow. I want to use more depth of field to get all the flowers in focus and see how that looks.
According to the EXIF data, you shot these with a Canon S90. Does that camera let you control the aperture setting?
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Nov 13, 2013 12:17:01 #
Bob Yankle wrote:
According to the EXIF data, you shot these with a Canon S90. Does that camera let you control the aperture setting?
Yes, I can control everything with this little camera. I took more cactus flower photos this morning with aperture setting on F8, which is the maximum. Haven't loaded them yet.
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Nov 13, 2013 12:48:48 #
Heirloom Tomato wrote:
This Christmas Cactus was taken as a small cutting from one over a hundred years old. It usually blooms twice a year. Easter and Thanksgiving, never Christmas.
My wife keeps ours in shady area during summer, waters occasionally, then puts into a cool place during the fall (for 2 or 3 months). When brought back to the warmth at the Holidays it will flower.
Nov 13, 2013 12:52:03 #
stevetl wrote:
My wife keeps ours in shady area during summer, waters occasionally, then puts into a cool place during the fall (for 2 or 3 months). When brought back to the warmth at the Holidays it will flower.
Aha! I do that with an Amaryllis bulb. Didn't know the cactus would respond to that treatment. I just leave it in a "garden window" in the kitchen all year. Thank you for the tip!
Nov 13, 2013 19:42:47 #
I have one the exact same colour. And it's blooming right now.
Country's Mama wrote:
What a beautiful plant. So maybe it isn't a Christmas cactus but really a Thankful Easter cactus.
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