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Feb 10, 2021 09:29:31 #
This is the very first blossom on a small Christmas Cactus that I received as a gift just over two years ago when I was hospitalized. It has endured with poor lighting and general neglect. This year it decided to bless me with a few blossoms. I think it is a very forgiving little plant and I plan to give it more attention in the future!
Feb 10, 2021 09:36:50 #
Beautiful blossom. We were gifted with one of these recently and care for it religiously. No blossoms yet, but we are hoping.
Feb 10, 2021 09:39:17 #
Cwilson341 wrote:
This is the very first blossom on a small Christmas Cactus that I received as a gift just over two years ago when I was hospitalized. It has endured with poor lighting and general neglect. This year it decided to bless me with a few blossoms. I think it is a very forgiving little plant and I plan to give it more attention in the future!
Cwilson, my wife has one of these cactus'. A friend told her it was a Thanksgiving Cactus. The first one she had was my mothers that she had for over 20 years. She called it a Christmas Cactus????
"They" say to have it in an area with a South window light. We have ours in a South window and have many "buds" and a few flowers, but the cold and lack of sunshine, they are bundled up and not showing.
SqBear
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Feb 10, 2021 09:48:52 #
I put my two outside in protected area and no direct hot sun and they seem to thrive. Take them in before first frost. Adjust according to your weather and I think you will have blooms galore. Water as top of soil dries. They just seem to love being in outdoor temps and humidity.
Feb 10, 2021 09:52:06 #
Great capture and rendering. I am not a horticulturalist, so I won't try to tell you how to place/grow your Christmas Cactus. Glad it is blooming for you. Please stay safe and keep on sharing.
Feb 10, 2021 09:55:52 #
Feb 10, 2021 09:56:04 #
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Feb 10, 2021 10:02:08 #
Feb 10, 2021 10:36:14 #
Very nice and deserving of your additional attention.
--Bob
--Bob
Cwilson341 wrote:
This is the very first blossom on a small Christmas Cactus that I received as a gift just over two years ago when I was hospitalized. It has endured with poor lighting and general neglect. This year it decided to bless me with a few blossoms. I think it is a very forgiving little plant and I plan to give it more attention in the future!
Feb 10, 2021 10:41:00 #
Feb 10, 2021 10:41:55 #
Cwilson341 wrote:
This is the very first blossom on a small Christmas Cactus that I received as a gift just over two years ago when I was hospitalized. It has endured with poor lighting and general neglect. This year it decided to bless me with a few blossoms. I think it is a very forgiving little plant and I plan to give it more attention in the future!
You're right. The Christmas Cactus is extremely hardy and puts up with all sorts of neglect. I have had one for about 20 years. Once I finally thought it had had it and was ready for the garbage. But my neighbor rescued it and pampered it for a few weeks, then gave it back to me to enjoy again.
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Feb 10, 2021 11:36:59 #
Feb 10, 2021 11:59:24 #
Hereford wrote:
Beautiful blossom. We were gifted with one of these recently and care for it religiously. No blossoms yet, but we are hoping.
Thank you! I think they bloom when they are good and ready.
Feb 10, 2021 12:03:43 #
SqBear wrote:
Cwilson, my wife has one of these cactus'. A friend told her it was a Thanksgiving Cactus. The first one she had was my mothers that she had for over 20 years. She called it a Christmas Cactus????
"They" say to have it in an area with a South window light. We have ours in a South window and have many "buds" and a few flowers, but the cold and lack of sunshine, they are bundled up and not showing.
SqBear
aka Dave
"They" say to have it in an area with a South window light. We have ours in a South window and have many "buds" and a few flowers, but the cold and lack of sunshine, they are bundled up and not showing.
SqBear
aka Dave
I, too, have heard them named for various holidays. I grew up calling them Christmas Cactus. My problem is three house cats that eat plants. I don’t have a window with good light that is “safe”.
Feb 10, 2021 12:08:51 #
CSand wrote:
I put my two outside in protected area and no direct hot sun and they seem to thrive. Take them in before first frost. Adjust according to your weather and I think you will have blooms galore. Water as top of soil dries. They just seem to love being in outdoor temps and humidity.
Outside is a good idea. Unfortunately I’m not sure I can find a spot where it would be safe without baking. My front porch faces South but in the afternoons it is in bright sun.
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