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The christmas cactus schlumbergera bridgesii or schlumbergera x buckleyi thanksgiving cactus schlumbergera truncata and easter cactus.

Thanksgiving at our house song quaver. Truncata which ill call seasonal cacti in this articleread when your christmas cactus blooms too early to know how to distinguish between the two in many homes they come to bloom twice a year in novemberdecember and. Multiply your plants workshop. They come in a range of colors mostly pastels including red pink peach purple orange or white and typically bloom in thanksgiving.

Truncata which ill call seasonal cacti in this articleread when your christmas cactus blooms too early to know how to distinguish between the two in many homes they come to bloom twice a year in novemberdecember and. Flowers of the thanksgiving cactus are produced from the tips or from where the leaf segments jointhey resemble a long tube appearing as if a flower within a flower. Wilting thanksgiving cactus help.

If the cactus is turning yellow or brown it is getting too much sunlight and you should move it into a spot with better shade. If youve neglected to water the limp christmas cactus begin by giving the plant a limited drink. This is often caused by a lack of water or too much direct sunlight.

In general home gardeners do pretty well with christmas cactus both the real thing schlumbergera x buckleyi and its close relative thanksgiving cactus s. Cactus and succulents forum. Knowing how much water to give a cactus plant can be difficult.

The thanksgiving cactus is an example of a stem cutting and i will be talking about this technique as well as others at my plants design. A dehydrated cactus will often turn a purple shade and become soft. Later it shows a wrinkly appearance and the branches may droop.

Holiday cactus plants wilting and turning limp is another common problem. If the cactus seems shrunken wrinkled or wilting give it water. I bought what was advertised as a christmas cactus but in reality i learned it was a thanksgiving cactus.

The thanksgiving cactus schlumgera truncata has pointed and claw shaped projections whilst the easter cactus schlumgera gaertneri will have very rounded edges. Elie north carolina zone 7b slothtarts feb 8 2019 219 pm cst. Join me at green spring gardens on saturday march 30 from 930 to 1100 am as i demonstrate how to multiply plants through simple techniques that you can do at home.

13 jump to the end. Correct christmas cactus problems such as a limp christmas cactus with these simple tips. If you are having trouble forcing your christmas cactus to bloom and have tried everything above then you may just have a different plant than you initially thought.