Thanksgiving Cactus Care When Blooming, Thanksgiving Cactus Schlumbergera Truncata Pictures Care Tips

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Thanksgiving food us. Thanksgiving cactus and christmas cactus. A healthy blooming thanksgiving cactus schlumbergera truncata. If you want to id your plant see how to tell the difference between christmas and thanksgiving cactus.

Christmas cactus thanksgiving cactus and easter cactus. For christmas and thanksgiving cactus this means spring. The christmas cactus schlumbergera bridgesii christmas cactus plants are very similar to thanksgiving cactus.

Truncata which ill call seasonal cacti in this article. Thanksgiving cactus both christmas and thanksgiving cactus are called short day plants phototropic plants meaning the shorter the days fewer hours of light and the cooler the night temperatures the more flowers they. It is a thermo photoperiodic plant the amount of light and darkness determines if and when it flowers.

However excess water at the roots can cause rotting and fungal issues. It will take a few years for the thanksgiving cactus to bloom. If you get your holiday cactus plant outside the blooming period you can identify it by looking at the leaves.

Once a month will do. One of the most crucial aspects of thanksgiving cactus plant care is water. Both thanksgiving and christmas cactus are easy care plants that can bloom for many weeks.

In fact they are often mistaken for them but there are differences that appear mainly with the stems leaves and the blooming period. Truncata has longer more pointed leaf segments than christmas cactus and of course it tends to bloom around thanksgiving rather than christmas. These tropical plants should not be allowed to dry out.

How to fertilize christmas cactus and thanksgiving cactus and easter cactus you should never fertilize your christmas cactus or thanksgiving or easter cactus when its in bloom. Christmas cactus blooming many people dont know that there are two types of cactus houseplants that will start to bloom during fall and winter. The christmas cactus schlumbergera bridgesii or schlumbergera x buckleyi thanksgiving cactus schlumbergera truncata and easter cactus schlumbergera gaertneri are all holiday cacti.

Thanksgiving cactus plant care. Christmas cactus is a popular tropical houseplant offering bold colorful blooms. Save the fertilizer for when the plant is done blooming.

So the christmas cactus blooms around christmas the thanksgiving cactus about a month earlier around thanksgiving and the easter cactus grows flowers in spring around easter. Whether called thanksgiving christmas or easter and labelled as schlumbergera or rhipsalidopsis each variety gets the same care and can be encouraged to bloom on schedule with the special tips provided here.