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Christmas cactuses bloom in winter, when the days grow cool and short. While low light levels trigger flowering, fertilizing Christmas cactus at the right time and in the right way is key for ...
Christmas cactus do fine in most homes with average indoor temperatures and humidity levels, if you keep them watered correctly. In fact, you only need to water when the top inch or two of soil ...
Cut back on watering after your holiday cactus stops flowering, which is generally late winter for Thanksgiving and Christmas cactus plants and early spring for Easter cactus. Allow the top 3-4 ...
Agapanthus flower and leaves. Agapanthus (/ ˌ æ ɡ ə ˈ p æ n θ ə s /) [2] is a genus of plants, the only one in the subfamily Agapanthoideae of the family Amaryllidaceae. [3] The family is in the monocot order Asparagales. The name is derived from Ancient Greek ἀγάπη (agápē) 'love' and ἄνθος (ánthos) 'flower'.
Ceratopetalum gummiferum, the New South Wales Christmas bush, is a tall shrub or small tree popular in cultivation due to its sepals that turn bright red-pink at around Christmas time. [ 1 ] The specific name gummiferum alludes to the large amounts of gum that is discharged from cut bark.
Flowering clumps. Agapanthus praecox is a variable species with open-faced flowers. It is a perennial plant that can live for up to 75 years. Its evergreen leaves are 2 cm wide and 50 cm long. Its inflorescence is an umbel. The flowers are blue, purple or white and bloom from late spring to summer, followed by capsules filled with black seeds.
The Christmas cactus blooms from November to January and, during that time, you'll need to up the frequency of watering. Monitor the soil to track when the top inch becomes dry.
Agapanthus inapertus, the Drakensberg agapanthus, drooping agapanthus, or closed African lily, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to open grasslands, forest margins and mountainous, rocky areas of Mozambique, Eswatini (Swaziland), and South Africa (Transvaal and Natal).