Thanksgiving or Christmas cactus? Groundhog day cactus?
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Thanksgiving Cactus and Christmas Cactus ; rootbound or not ?
Comments (5)Rhizo & Toni , it was interesting to hear your opinions on this. The last 3 years I have grown my Schlumbergeras ( Thanksgiving Cacti and Christmas Cacti ) "as you grow house plants" rather than "as you grow cacti". So I have potted them up every year and also fertilized in summer ! This has resulted in a lot of growth and also a lot of flowers. Because I read "here and there" that these plants are supposed to be "potbound" , I'm sort of waiting for things to go wrong , because of the way I grow them ... What I can say for sure is that potting up has not reduced flowering ! New plants Fall -05 bloomed again for Easter -06 after beeing potted up in February. A 2 1/2 years old Christmas Cactus ( from single segment cuttings Summer -04 ) potted up in July -06 are now full of flower buds. I had not expected any flowers at all since I potted it up so late ( had first decided not to , because of this "potbound-thing" but changed my mind because the plant had grown so much ). Now the "all-over-effect" / the "general health" of the plant in the long run , when growing them "more intensivly" , that I can not be sure of ... So far it looks good , but it would be interesting to hear more about what you all think about this. To me this is THE QUESTION , when it comes to Schlumbergera !...See MoreChristmas/Thanksgiving Cactus Blooming Question
Comments (3)Thanks Josh ! I may have to bring it in by Saturday however, as it looks like we're going down into the 30's as early as Sunday ! Ugh !...See MoreChristmas, thanksgiving and easter cactus
Comments (3)Dear jordanmichellee1989, as I was going through the comments today to see if anybody had posted pictures of Christmas cactus or Thanksgiving cactus I came across this post. I love looking at the pictures and reading all the info people have. Since you were so kind to offer some cuttings to yenika I was wondering if you would have a few extra that I could have. Is yours the true Christmas cactus, Schlumgergera x buckleyi? I had something similar happen to me. I had to go out of town for a month (which ended up being 2 months) but had someone watering my plants for me while gone. Well needless to say they drenched my Real Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi) I had and my Thanksgiving cactus too. So I lost them from rot. I have one pink Thanksgiving cactus my friend has since given me that I could send cuttings from or pay for postage of course. Sorry for the long monologue. I know it is too cold to send them now but thought I would ask now and do this in the spring. I live outside of Chicao, IL. Thanks for your thoughts ahead of time. Sharon...See MoreWant Easter cactus, Thanksgiving cactus and christmas cactus
Comments (2)So you want a full grown plant to exchange with seedlings? That kind of makes no sense... I get that it rare, but still...See MoreTiffany, purpleinopp Z8b Opp, AL
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