Yep :)

Yep. Me, too.

Hi Mike,

Yes and I can't wait 'til they bloom! This is my first year with old CC's and I'm not sure I've been generous enough on the water. They are large 10-12" deep pots so been watering when the top inch or two of potting soil feels dry and the leaves start to look a little thin. Does that sound like too little? Are you more generous with water this time of year? So afraid of root rot that I hold back on watering. Any tips? TIA.

Nancy I'm very happy to see you got an aged older CC. The pics indicate that your close enough to being spot on for watering ( IMO).

General ideas that you may observe: If foliage starts to fall off ( shedding) then hold back on watering times ( less frequently) with no less in volume when you water.To dry a CC foliage shows some wilting with some folding effects per say.

A tropical cacti like CC can take a bit of time to re intro back to a watering regiment that would fill the better cultivating needs. IE An overly dry tropical is a bit of a burden for the impatient going from the overly dryer conditions back to a heather looking plant and can take a fair amount of time.

Your indoor environment is different than others as well, for me frequency of watering times here isn't to important as the growing area is already dryer air during the winter months. I don't habit letting every tropical plant I have become to overly dry in the soil any time of the year. As is also suggested correctly by others who may live in a more air humid indoor environment watering frequencies of a familiar to the person growing it volume of water would vary with some differences in timing frequencies as well.

Sorry Mike I'll be pic hoarding some buds with a few opening flowers on the CC here for now.

My excuse ( pay back lol). 1) It's to much plant that would also show a few succulents and some other plant like things that are to off topic for the other viewers ( & lurkers) 2) Is me being to lazy to move the cement planter that is lighter than a certain brown colored granite bolder to show a formal full view of the CC . Not to hijack the thread I'm out pot shopping this week end how many level non re-curved pots you want ?

Thanks Nomen! I still can't believe I found them. I've never seen a CC bloom in person, so I really look forward to the show. I don't love the brown soil they're in, not really sure what it is. I can't lift the biggest pot shown, even when it's dry. Spring repots are likely, and hopefully will lighten the weight too.

If you take a pic when it's in full bloom please send me an email.

I *think* this is a true CC? Or maybe a hybrid? Only got these cuttings in the summer, flowers are supposed to be pink:

Wait how do I tell if mine is "true"

kikithor: A Christmas cacti has a unique foliage shape that differs from a Thanksgiving cacti as it's flower shape and size is about the same as a Thanksgiving cacti that has a wider range of flower colors A 'true" CC will only host reddish pink with white striped flower color

there is more info for the EC ( Easter cacti)but is a bit off topic for this thread

Eww, to me yours appears to have the pointed ends of a Thanksgiving cactus but some are more distinct than others. When it flowers, if they are held at an angle to the 'leaf', almost horizontal, the upper and lower halves are different, and have yellow pollen, it's a TC. CC's flowers are symetrical, hang down and have pink pollen, leaves are scalloped. EC's have scalloped, generally smaller 'leaves' than the other two types, star like flowers and bristles at ends and in the notched edges of their 'leaves'.

As you say, it could be a hybrid! Let's see those buds when they open!

Gill UK

Mine are budding up, too :-)

Josh

2/3 of mine I purchased at home depot and they have christmas cactus labels stuck in them but the way you describe it they sound like thanksgiving cactus!!

@Kikithor, send us a pic please? :)

Gill UK

My buds are still mostly pale and white at the moment....but soon they'll begin to color.

Josh

No buds here on my CC....reason is....until I discovered GWeb a few years ago, the plant that I had always called a CC was in fact a TC.

I had never heard of the term TC prior to GWeb, EC and CC yes, but no TC, how P C is that???

Gill UK

This is what two of mine look like and one tag said "Christmas cactus" and the other said "Schlumbergera bridgesii"

They look very different from the thanksgiving cactus my mom has (super dark green with white/yellow flowers) so I thought they were actually a different plant

Hey, Kiki, nice nails :-)

Those plants are Thanksgiving Cactus without a doubt.

Josh

Ty :)

Dang now I really want to find a true xmas cactus!

Nancy, very beautiful Christmas cactus blooms.

Nancy

Yes. My Christmas Cactus was in an outside tent/greenhouse with no artificial light since October. By mid-November, I was noticing the little pink buds popping out. Its so nice, along with my Meyer lemon tree that decided to go all out and bloom at the same time. Love my plants !