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Poinsettias aren't the only plant bringing vibrant blooms to your holiday decor. The Christmas cactus is another beloved houseplant that puts on a colorful show from November through January. This ...
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The stems are armed with clusters of up to about 10 red to pink [10] spines, which may be 3 cm (1.2 in) long [10] and are barbed and sharp enough to easily penetrate leather gardening gloves. [12] The stems and fruits also have many spines or "glochids" about 1 mm (0.04 in) long [ 10 ] that can detach and stick in the skin.
Euphorbia tithymaloides has a large number of household names used by gardeners and the public. Among them are redbird flower, [7] devil's-backbone, [8] redbird cactus, Jewbush, buck-thorn, cimora misha, Christmas candle, fiddle flower, ipecacuahana, Jacob's ladder, Japanese poinsettia, Jew's slipper, milk-hedge, myrtle-leaved spurge, Padus-leaved clipper plant, red slipper spurge, slipper ...
The Christmas cactus can be confused with the Thanksgiving cactus. This is because each flower around the same time of year and they look very similar, says Nastya Vasylchyshyna, a resident botany ...
Flowers are pink or white to slightly yellowish, sometimes reddish. They open during the day, are from 1 to 2.4 cm (0.39 to 0.94 in) long, and reach a diameter from 1 to 2.2 cm (0.39 to 0.87 in). Lophophora williamsii seedling at roughly 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 months of age. The cactus produces flowers sporadically; these are followed by small edible pink ...
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