Yes, all are Thanksgiving cactus. Just different varieties.

Ok, so what is a Christmas Cactus look like? Do the stores sell them? Thanks.

CC=Rounded edges to the leaves, more droopy growth, flowers that hang down without an abrupt upward angle near the ovary. Layers of petals as if another layer is growing out from the centre.

TC=toothy segments and more upward pointing flowers that bend at the ovary in many colour forms. More upright growth. Layers of petals as above.

EC=bristles between the segments and flowers that have many pointy petals in a circular fashion, like a daisy for e.g. Only one ring of petals.

EC 'rosea'=has very narrow 'leaves' and small many petalled rose pink flowers, like the daisy ones of the larger EC. One ring of petals.

CC are not that often seen for sale, at least here in the U.K. Don't know where you're situated though?

Gill

Thank you so much for your responses! I guess I have ONLY Thanksgiving Cactus. I live in New York. These cuttings are from my Mom's plants. Plants she was given over the years. Funny thing is, her plants flowered in the late Spring and through the early Summer, not around Thanksgiving or Christmas. The flowers definitely were not like the EC. All flowers looked like TC flowers. I was successful with ONE type of TC. I am experimenting with the three cuttings posted in my pic, trying to root some in water and others in soil. I will definitely post my results. I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE everyone's comments and advice!

You're welcome! Thanks for the thanks!

Gill

Where I am you don't see real xmas cactuses anymore and haven't for many years. Stores sell thanksgiving cactus and call them either xmas cactus or "holiday cactus".

I live in Manhattan, and have never seen a CC for sale anywhere.

Seems that the only way to find a true CC is by finding an old lady somewhere that has been growing it for decades. Even online nurseries only sell TC or hybrids

Hi neighbor, I'm up in Poughkeepsie!

Tommy/Manuel, I find that is also true here in the U.K. Sellers don't know what they're selling these days, and they probably wouldn't appreciate being told they've got it so wrong!

I think a lot of the UK's confusion is mainly due to the fact that we don't celebrate Thanksgiving as no doubt you're aware, so here they get called CC's by default.

To be honest, before I joined the forum I'd never come across the term Thanksgiving cactus as I too had been brainwashed into thinking there were just the CC, EC and the even lesser known RoseEC. types.

My oldest plant that I've had for an age, was according to me a CC, but now I know better!

Gill

I didn't know there was a difference either until I joined these forums.

http://versicolor.ca/paulsnotes/paulS/christmas/christmas.html

Rob, thanks for posting that link, its one I found ages ago and then 'lost' it! Far easier than typing it out :-)

Gill