Thanksgiving Cactus Care, Are You Growing A Thanksgiving Or Christmas Cactus What Grows There Hugh Conlon Horticulturalist Professor Lecturer And Gardener

If you want to id your plant see how to tell the difference between christmas and thanksgiving cactus.

Thanksgiving is bad. The thanksgiving cactus schlumbergera truncata the christmas cactus schlumbergera bridgesii and the easter cactus rhipsalidopsis gaetneri. There are several things that play a key role in helping a thanksgiving cactus to bloom at the right time. These tropical plants should not be allowed to dry out.

The flowers of the christmas cactus and the thanksgiving cactus both open somewhat similar to the flowers on a fuchsia plant. Early fall care for thanksgiving and christmas cactus. You might have purchased a thanksgiving cactus thinking it was a christmas cactus.

The flowers of the easter cactus are a bit different. There are three varieties of holiday cactus. These three plants all look alike and they require similar care but there are differences that you should note.

Two of the most popular holiday cactus varieties are thanksgiving cactus and christmas cactus. However excess water at the roots can cause rotting and fungal issues. In this post i show you how to tell the difference between these two popular plants and share my holiday cactus care tips.

Thanksgiving cactus plant care. Their flowers outer leaves curl back towards the stem giving the flower an interesting tubular shape. Both thanksgiving and christmas cactus are easy care plants that can bloom for many weeks.

Truncata has longer more pointed leaf segments than christmas cactus and of course it tends to bloom around thanksgiving rather than christmas. As an epiphyte it often has exposed roots and gathers most of its moisture through humidity in the air. The care tips apply for both christmas cactus and thanksgiving cactus.

The care is the same and i will show you what the difference is too. 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. They are both easy to grow and will rebloom year after year during the cold winter months.

Youll still get gorgeous blooms theyll just come earlier than expected. 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. If you follow my tips in this post you will have a beautiful.

One of the most crucial aspects of thanksgiving cactus plant care is water. These plants are easy to grow and are often passed down through the generations my first one came from my mother who got it from her mother. It is a thermo photoperiodic plant the amount of light and darkness determines if and when it flowers.