amanda has pink, i forgot to write that i have Schlumbergera's in red, peach and pink already. i can share some leaves (not rooted) bluepoppy1 if you have some colors i don't have yet. i was looking for some from the Brazil series and i don't have any yellow or white yet.

Hi, mrlike2u =) yea, all the ones that rooted in bark seem to be doing real good. There's by far more oxygen that flows to the roots, vs compacted soil; and the watering can almost be equal to a rainforest as it just flows straight through, and quickly dries. Also, the EC has very small roots compared to the other two holiday cacti, so maybe next spring I'll transplant if it looks to need it. Good morning Josh! You're always too kind. I think that the almost immediate success of pure bark is what drove me to post about it. If you look through the threads, all you see are a good few handfuls of people that are failing to keep their holiday cacti, and orchids alive; and they either give up on them throwing them in the trash (which is really sad) or have some sliver of hope left to keep them alive (but most the time they're really nervous about it) So it's like, if I can provide some insight that I've learned through my experiences, and those learned by people like you, and show through pictures how easy it is; then maybe we can have more success stories. People need to understand that super market holeless pot, and this over dried out soil that never seems to get wet, doesn't success make. I'll go into stores and can tell that rot has set in, or that they're on their last leg, and I honestly just want to rescue all of them! I also notice that everyone comments with their own successful potting mediums, and they're all so different, and so many of them that people get confused and still don't end up with the answer that they originally asked (I think in a way it kind of scares them off.) So if by chance someone with a question clicks here and sees close up pictures of what mine are in, and how they're able to grow so successful; hopefully that person can take something away and have just the same (or even better) success story. Greg J.

Angel, I am going to try this. I ordered starts of Easter cactus from eBay,paid more than what a plant would cost.they all rotted.that is one plant I cannot keep alive .it's my favorite.they are a hard plant to purchase,just not available in my area. Thanks for the info. Sharon

OK - Maybe I DON'T want Aspen - here's a quote I found on an eBay listing for it: "Aspen is a chemically induced mutation of Bridgeport and over time it can loose some of it's frilly edges as this one has. The blooms vary with some having more frills than others making it interesting to see bloom." Yuck. I like reliable plants and flowers.