The Christmas Cactus - everything you need to know
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- Опубликовано: 18 окт 2024
- The Christmas Cactus is a unique plant, one that can be induced to flower during the festive season! The knowledgeable Mark Gibbs lays out everything you need to know, from lighting, to watering, to the tricks behind making the best blooms. It is so rare to have such amazing blooms in the winter season. A real Christmas treat!
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I recently watched an amazing video about Christmas cactus and I must say, it was truly impressive! The video showcased the beauty and versatility of these plants in such an engaging way. The way the video captured the different stages of growth, from blooming to sprouting, was simply stunning. It was evident that the video was made with a lot of care and attention to detail, as every shot was perfect and showcased the Christmas cactus in its most natural form. I loved how the video also provided insightful tips on how to care for these plants, making it not only visually appealing but also informative. Overall, I highly recommend this video to anyone looking to learn more about Christmas cactus or just looking to appreciate the beauty of nature.
I’ve watched a lot of videos on this subject. Yours is the first to include water along with temp and light requirements. Thank you so much!
I recently repotted my Christmas Cactus. Not thinking I used regular potting soil and when I realized my mistake I immediately repotted again with a cactus mix. Whew!
These tips are so good. It's what I do with my Xmas Cactus. Thanks for a great informative video.
I call them bashful sleepers. They love the darkness and cool temps. I placed mine in a dark closet 3 weeks ago and POOF, the plants are starting to burst with blooms already.
My best friend, Thank you for your hard work in making the video. I enjoyed the good video. Have a happy day.
Great informative video. I'm Dale from Lake Charles, LA. I was given one by my sister last Christmas and it didn't bloom. I didn't know how to make it bloom, so I'm now watching videos to teach me for next Christmas, which is a while away since it's only June 1, 2022. BTW, is that a PLUMERIA I see growing on the right side of the screen just to the rear of the row of Christmas cactus?? If now, never mind. I have 4 plumeria cuttings that I have successfully rooted since about the middle of March. I know they've rooted b/c they're putting out leaves already! I bought them from a grower in Hawaii via Etsy. One is even putting out an inflorescence as its first growth. I guess it was the luck of the draw that one of the cuttings was about to send out a bloom just before it was cut from the plumeria tree. The color variety is "rainbow" and one flower is already unfolded today and is so pretty. I can't wait for the whole stalk to come into bloom! 😍
Hopefully I can get mine to start flowering again after many years. Very informative cheers from Aussie land
Terrific tips ! Thank you ! I’ve never put these strategies into blooming, I’ll start the process now !
Or you could live in Britain where the cooler autumn weather and the longer nights provide what the Christmas cactus wants, I just avoid watering in October completely and restart in November. It's worked so far, last year my Christmas cactus was blooming from late November until easter this year.
Wow that must be nice. Perfect conditions. If I were you I would be buying a bunch of different cultivars since you get to enjoy the bloom period for such a long time. If you don't have the variety "samba brazil" I highly recommend buying a cutting online. I have it and it is absolutely as beautiful as the pictures if not more. You can have a pretty decent sized pot in a matter of two years just from a single cutting.
I have tried to use the darkness method and it really worked! But now I used the cold method, it would be much easier. Just leave them outside until the temperature drops to under 50 and the flower buds all over the plants!
Not a plant person myself.. just bought 2 pink ones at Dollar General as an impulse buy...they looked sad, the last 2 in the display..one was about to bloom, I gave it to my sister, her birthday is Christmas day...she IS a plant person lol... anyways, thank you for this informative and stimulating video... wish me luck 🤞🏼
Ive read elsewhere that they're not standard cactus as they grow in tropical climates, so having moisture and humidity is encouraged. This means they're more suited to a regular potting soil with added perlite/things to support drainage, but regular soil us better as it still holds some moisture. What do you think?
Thank you for your video, great information. Q: can I move the plant every evening to a cooler and darker place without ruining the flower buds formation or make the buds dropped? thank you.
Thanks for the tips! I can't believe y'all are in Austin! I need to go check y'all out!!😊😊 new supporter here
Hi from England just found your channel GT video and information plus tips thanks for your time 🐞🐦👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you it was really great helping advise 👍💗👋🇧🇬
I had a leaf from a friend that rooted and planted. a year later I now have 17 leaves and it's about 6 inches tall. I could snap off 4 branched sections from it and plant around the base to help fill the pot out a bit ... how many plants do you recommend for one-pot? would a clump of 5 plants in one pot be overdoing it? (its the hot pink variety thanksgiving plant)
We've had our Christmas cactus for 17 years. However root rot has taken over. We're trying to propagate several cuttings as not to lose more than what we had. I think it lived its best life in the 10" pot but was never quite itself after I put it in a larger pot yet. I would like to propagate several cutting back into the 10" pot. In your opinion, how many cuttings can I start in one pot? Thanks in advance.
I don’t do any of these tricks but my Christmas cactus is full of buds and flowers. I actually left it out on my side yard with full sun.
Wow very helpful informative video sir. Thank you
It is June, Would I start the dark/cooler process in September/October.
Thank you , Cindy O.
Ha, I live in south Florida, how can I get my Christmas cactus to bloom here? thank you.
Nice & short 👍
I live in Florida were is mostly hot all year long. Any recommendations on its care. My Christmas cactus only had one flower this winter.
Would it be better to have it indoors?
Me too . I’m going to try n just bring it in the house and put it in the closet for a month with no water . These no way I can get it to 50 degrees!
My boyfriend has 2. One is 40 yrs old was his dads that passed away this Jun @ 90. My boyfriends is 30 yrs old. They r so big with many blooms. I can't get my little 4 in pot to get any blooms but just got it in May with many blooms. I am trying though
I live in Europe. Our winterconditions makes it so that my christmascactus just blooms around november/december without any interference.
It is making more buds. Thank You
HI Mark! You talk about the 12-14 hour darkness cycle. I live in San Diego, when do I start this 12-14 hour darkness cycle and for how long? Thank you - Mark
Same question.
I guess it’s too much for him to answer you. Kinda rude.
@@CapysGardenShop put the plant in a dark box outside when temperatures are ideal as Mark recommends
I love this, but needed to know what size flower pot to use? Thank you.
Hi when can I transplant my Christmas cactus. It’s in a 4”pot now.
Great info to get my schlumbergia to bloom. YOu have an awesome cactus to your right, my left. What is the ID on that? Thanks.
I got 5 cactus. Thank you for explain how to care them.
Great video! I have a sad little Thanksgiving cactus but it's got some tiny new leaves popping out. Is it ok to repot it during new growth? It's not in the right soil. I think it's been overwatered.
Mine is blooming now in Belgium with no interference, the only benefit of the cold dark winters !
Does it apply in Canada? I live near Detroit, Michigan. I received a Christmas cactus plant a year ago (yes, I did kill it). Thank you.
Looking DILFy today, Mark!
so i live in Florida, my window ac is by my north window . definitely coldest spot in the house. can it be near ac?
Thanks, excellent info 🎄☃🎉
Excellent instructions. Thank you!****
Can the Christmas cactus 🌵 be planted outside in Arizona?
Hi from the Philippines, thanks for the tips, hope i can find the fertilizer here for my Christmas cactus.
Thanks for the info God bless you
While those do look very impressive and appealing I don’t mind if mine doesn’t flower for a while. I want to produce a super healthy plant first. Good thing I got a massive pot with 4 thick woody branches and about 15 inches of growth for 4$ at a greenhouse. So I might try this method after I root some clippings.
55-65 degrees in Texas???
How can I get it that cool for setting buds?
Thanks for the great video. What kind of liquid fertilizer that you recommended? Can I fertilizer year around ?🙏
Hi from Arizona. Thanks for all these tips. Just found your channel. Would you talk about succulents, tips and tricks.. thanks
Very helpful tips. Thank you!
This was so helpful.... thank you so much x
What if you live in a warm climate thats not at the 55-60 degree temps?
Please let me know what type of fertilizer to use because I don’t want to make a mistake thanks.
Can I use the miracle grow stick fertilizer? Should I put it once a year? I heard fish tank water is a good fertilizer, is that true?
Thanks
Iam in moroco nice video thank you 👍
hello my i have a christmas cactus CAN YOU USE BOTTLED WATER ? CAN YOU PUT INTO A POT THAT YOU LIKE OR DO I JUST LEVE IT IN THE POT THAT IT COME IN FROM THE STORE ? pls get back too me ASAP thank you
When can you take it out of the cooler-dark room and back to it's display area? You said to keep it in there, even though it starts budding.
My question too ??
Should this plant be watered from the top or add the water to a tray that sits underneath the plant?
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I live in an apartment and mine were doing good then suddenly they look like there dying. I don't have a cool room to put them in. They never have blossomed even after little buds did show up. Can I save them can they live in an apartment ?
i have mine in potting soil and they are very big ??and i out a micrale grow stick in every 6 months and they are doing fine
Will these cactus tolerate a freeze for a couple of hours?
Is it good time to repot it?
Salam sehat dan sukses selalu kawan
I'm Having trouble getting my Whole Christmas tree cactus to grow part of it is 7-8" tall but other parts are only 3" tall how do I get the whole thing to grow
Thank you for the information. I have tried to do this, unfortunately it hasn't worked :(
What pH should I have my fertilizer solution? 5.0-5.5?
Very interesting
It works!!!
Gm edagdwg love this video God at work thank you for sharing ilove my Christmas catus enjoying your show thank you for your help Linda j ☮️❤️❤️💯 💯❤️☮️
What kind of soil and where to buy it in Dallas? Plz. Mine looks is dying and I’m afraid of loosing it.
How much colors are there in Christmas cactus
When you say dark. Do you mean pitch black or?
Is it bad to water them while they are in bloom?
This is the answer I’m desperately looking for. The last three years mine has bloomed, but dropped a lot of buds. This year it has not dropped a single bud and the only difference is, that I haven’t watered it, since it started blooming. But I’m nervous about how long it can go without water. Did you find an answer yet?
Do you have yellow color Christmas cactus?
Great information.
The one i have is more than 6 years old but never bloomed but i am not giving up 🤷♂️
Does the plant still need darkness when there are blooms and also some buds? Its December here in calif. I have a place that is totally dark and cooler than our house just wondered if I should be putting my plant, as described, in that location at night?
thanks!
Hi, I have 2 Easter cactus (and several other types) one is not doing well and wilting looking. I tried neglecting it for two weeks and then watered. It did not help. All of the cactuses are in the same spot in the house. Soil is not wet just slightly moist to touch. It is not root bound and is in the same size and in the same pot as its counterpart which is doing great. Any suggestions on how to revive it?
Thank you.
Try 1 L of water with scant half tsp of Epson salts in it. Do this every 4-6 weeks.
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When my cactus decided i dont wanna bloom u put it in a dark closet for 2 weeks then it started to grow buds and then i brought it to the light it worked for me complete darkness
Hello, Do you have yellow color ?
The cactus you display are not Christmas cactuses. They are Thanksgiving cactuses. If you are to educate the population I would suggest that you show them the differences between the 2, especially if you are a garden center.
Agree!!
It’s meant generic ; stupid.
So my plant is dying because of the soil, GOT IT. I’m in a basement apartment so light and temp are no problem lol
Hi, I'm writing from Italy and I help myself with subtitles to understand the contents of the videos. Congratulations for the video and the beauty of the plants, but I understand correctly that they should be kept at 55-60 degrees Celsius and 14 hours in the dark? Thank you very much
13 degrees celsius 55 fahrenheit
thank you so mutch
When I bought my cactus they were full of buds, however when I got them home i found that someone watered them a little too much... I let that water dry up some problem is my buds are now blooming half dead and the new bud growth is coming in as babies and drying out and dying before they even get the chance to grow. Can anyone offer me some advice on how to get them back to healthy. Also it seems they have stopped budding nearly as much ad they were when I bought them?? Help??
How to grow it in climate like Arizona with temp reaching 110F & humidity ~14-18%.. Where to keep it ?
In a well air conditioned/dark room.
Buonasera potrei avere consigli per la coltivazione di questa pianta la Natalina in italiano grazie mille
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I have one that is blooming a week before Thanksgiving(Yes it is a Christmas Cactus and not a Thanksgiving Cactus) A few months back I used the same organic slow release fertilizer that I use on my Plumerias..I see that one on your table. The leaves looks shriveled. What would you suggest I use to plump it up,maybe add some Epsom salt?
How often do you water them.
Do you sell Christmas cactus (not Thanksgiving cactus
Yes we do! We currently have a lot of Christmas Cactus
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I have a cactus but it's an unusual cactus the flowers get as big as a rose or bigger about the size of my hand what is the best potting soil
Hi Anthony! We carry a great house blend Cactus and Succulent soil, as well as many other brands. The keys to a good cactus soil is serious drainage, good microbes, and low nitrogen.
@@thegreatoutdoorsgardencent6181 Hi, do you have a website for me to search the items i need to buy? Thank you.
one of mine are having branches break off.
Ihave had Thanks giving catacus for yrs,not alot of water, dried out before watering, catacus soil cool and slight darkness for 14hours bring in the house in the fall when temperatures drop in the40 degrees, ilove my beautiful plants they have started to bud out ,just in time for Thanksgiving!
My Thanksgiving cactus has started buds before I did the 12 hour cycle.
When its blooming, how often, to water??????
The same as you normally would.
How much is 55 degrees in non american temperature?
12 C / 55 F
J'aimerais avoir en français svp merci beaucoup
What ratio of fertilizer do you recommend
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