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The best time to fertilize Christmas cactus is in the spring. When you see new growth appearing at the end of the stems, it's time to fertilize your Christmas cactus. Use a liquid houseplant fertilizer of 10-10-10 according to the package directions. Fertilize Christmas cactus for only a few weeks during the spring.
The Christmas cactus has a rounded lobe on the edge of the leaf. Nothing pointed on this one. The phylloclades also arch downward. The Thanksgiving cactus leaves have soft points on the margins. The leaves are also very erect and tend to spread out more than the others. The Easter cactus is very easy to spot. The flowers are very different for ...
Schlumbergera truncata is the scientific name of the Thanksgiving cactus, and the Christmas cactus is a cross between two species and correctly named S. ×buckleyi. Even though S. truncata is the Thanksgiving cactus, it is the one that is usually sold as Christmas cactus. Sellers call it Christmas cactus because it sells best by that name.
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There are several plant species that are called Christmas cacti, but the true Christmas cactus is the plant discussed below, Schlumbergera x buckleyi, a hybrid of some very similar holiday cacti, and is a very common plant in cultivation.
I have a Christmas cactus that I've had for about 5 years. It's a good size and blooms well, but I've noticed on some of the leaves, that the edges turn a translucent light brown.. and break off. The entire leaf, itself, doesn't break off.. just the edge. It's almost like the green disappears, and becomes translucent.
This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions: Brea, California. Carlsbad, California. Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, California. Clayton, California. Garden Grove, California. show all. View this plant in a garden.
Baja_Costero Baja California, Mexico (Zone 11)May 31, 2012. Wow, nothing like a salt bath to really send a cactus plant south. I've only used coir made for horticultural use (no washing required). Last I checked a 4 kg (9 lb) brick cost about $10. The instructions specify 21 liters (5.5 gal) of water to rehydrate.
I have several Christmas/Thanksgiving Cactus that I started awhile back. They need to be re-potted. Several are the same color. I want to put the ones that are the same color in a pot together. I would "like" to pick up the color of the cactus bloom in the color of the pot.
This plant has been living in a large sycamore tree in my neighbor's front yard since the 1950's, and every Summer in July this scraggly, climbing cactus plant, which you wouldn't ordinarily notice, puts out huge, dinner-plate-sized blossoms that became the attraction of the neighborhood in the early evenings.