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Water plants when the top inch of soil is dry and begin feeding with a balanced (20-10-20) fertilizer at half strength starting about three to four weeks after transplanting into containers.
Spring and summer are times of active growth for holiday cactus plants. Expanding stems and new leaves demand more frequent watering, but you should still allow the soil to dry slightly between ...
With most plants, you'll want to water them more often during the summer than during the winter, but the Christmas cactus is an exception because of its bloom season.
This cactus blooms in the late spring. The juicy red or purple fruits measure from 3–5 cm (1 + 1 ⁄ 8 –2 in). As the fruit matures, it changes color from green to red, and often remains on the cactus until the following spring. There are 6 to 33 small, flat, light-colored seeds in each fruit.
The Easter cactus is considered more difficult to grow than the Christmas or Thanksgiving cactus (cultivars and hybrids of Schlumbergera). [8] Recommendations for care include: Temperature Summer temperatures around 25 °C (77 °F) are suggested, [ 7 ] with lower temperatures down to 7–13 °C (45–55 °F) in the winter (November to January ...
The inner petals are fused at the base to form a "floral tube", which is white. In cultivation in the Northern Hemisphere, plants flower in the spring – March to April. [2] [3] The fruit is green, more or less spherical with four to five ribs. The brown to black seeds are about 1.75 mm (0.07 in) long. [2]
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 ...
Fouquieria splendens (commonly known as ocotillo / ɒ k ə ˈ t iː j oʊ / (Latin American Spanish:), but also referred to as buggywhip, coachwhip, candlewood, slimwood, desert coral, Jacob's staff, Jacob cactus, and vine cactus) is a plant indigenous to the Mojave Desert, Sonoran Desert, Chihuahuan Desert and Colorado Desert in the Southwestern United States (southern California, southern ...