"Schlumbergera truncate hybrid" has pointy segments, like a crab. Common nickname is Thanksgiving Cactus because it is a late fall bloomer. "Schlumbergera x buckleyi" has more rounded segments. Common nickname is Christmas Cactus because it is an early winter bloomer. "Rhipsalidopsis hybrid" has slightly differently rounded segments; known as Eastrr Cactus because it naturally blooms in spring. Easter Cactus is the most finicky of the 3 types.
re-potted two months ago. House is 65 all the time. I over love it with light so will wean to 16 hours of darkness once I can mesh that with my schedule. Never over water my house plants but cutting the watering my Xmas plant of water till it weeps flowers for me! Thanks so much. (don't worry, I won't make my plant cry)
Great video! My yellow/pink Christmas cactus only pushed out one bloom this year, and I heard that light is what triggered to bloom, so I wondered if I could induce it to bloom again, but this time with more blooms. Can’t wait to see what it looks like in full bloom, the one bloom I got was incredible.
This cactus that you have showed us wasn't a Christmas cactus ; it was Thanksgiving cactus because the edges of leaves has spikes. For Thanksgiving cactus the blooming season starts in November and keep blooming through the whole month of December.The Christmas cactus is hard to find, but the next cactus that stores sell and is easy to find is an Ester cactus, which is similar to Christmas cactus. Technically they are not cacti. Thank you, young lady for trying to help us. Love in Christ, gabriela.
oh yes I know this now! This video is quite old and I didn't realize back then. I actually have a real christmas cactus now :) thanks for letting me know!
How big do the buds have to be before moving the plant back to the livingroom where the central heating and lights are on and do you have to increase watering once the buds are forming?
Your tips are very helpful. I placed my plant in a dark room and it developed tiny blooms in less than a week. How long do I leave in the dark before bringing it out? How developed should the blooms be? Thank you!
Julie, excellent information. I so appreciate this episode on your channel that I found with a random search. I work with Bonsai trees and I was tipped off by another bonsai enthusiast to do a "Christmas Cactus" bonsai. It's a bit of an odd tree for the typical art of bonsai, but some of us have made it work. Now I know how to get mine to have more blooms as I did two years ago (by accident). Great episiode
My Christmas cactus doesn't mind artificial light, mind you I live in the UK where we get properly cold dark winters. Last year my Christmas cactus bloomed from December to Easter time. I was quite impressed but it looked pretty sorry for itself by the end.
I have a thanksgiving cactus. I put it outside in the spring and don’t bring it back in until just before the risk of frost. This year I left it out till late October. It is covered with flowers right now.
om haha i have 25 of these, i cannot give them that much darkeness because they are so many, with over 300 house plants i always have to enjoy them just for the leaves, because of that haha
I have a Thanksgiving Cactus that a co-worker gave me. I left here outside from the time i got her to the 3rd week of October, she bloomed so beautiful. she was at full bloom 11 days before Thanksgiving.
These people moved out and there was pots on top of it so it really look terrible so I brought it home replaying just a little bit didn't know what it really to do but I knew it was a cactus so I kept it dry and I did stick it in the closet for 24 hours because I forgot and I never in my life that thing has blooms everywhere thank you so much
Thank you very much for this! Great information. New subscriber here. I was wondering if there's any point in which I should break off the blooms when they fully bloomed?
Yeah, you had me confused cause you are talking about a Christmas cactus but holding a Thanksgiving cactus. It’s all good though.😀 continue to make great videos. I have a huge Thanksgiving cactus that just flowered yesterday. It’s full of buds. I have several Christmas cactuses as well.
I have 4 of these, 2 different varieties, and they bloom very well about Christmas. They are sitting in a window and I water them about every three days and fertilize them about once a month. Other than that, I do nothing with them. I have had the first two several years and the other 2 are just pieces from the originals.
Yes very helpful tips. So put it up for 12-14 hrs a day, then rest of the time does it need bright, indirect light? Medium light or low light? First time ever trying one, but since you mentioned starting this in Sept, I'm way beyond that now obviously so doubt I'll get mine to bloom this year. Bummer. But maybe next year! 🌲🌷🌵
Hello Kelly! So once you get them to form buds I would say bright indirect light would be ideal. I would just make sure the room you keep it in has a window so it gets some light. Also you can force them to bloom in the spring too! I have actually had my Thanksgiving cacti bloom in the spring as well
what a beautiful christmas cactus you have there.. i just bought my christmas cactus last christmas, i need to know how long does it takes for them to grow? mine is just about a quarter from yours..
They usually just grow in the spring and summer. I'm not sure how long it will take yours to grow as large as mine, probably a few years though since it's a quarter the size of mine. Applying a balanced fertilizer in the spring and summer should also help with growth.
I keep mine outside in the shade all spring, summer and fall, on the north side of the house on my deck. I let them stay outside until the nights hit the upper 40's, like my Jade trees. I let them dry out between watering's so they don't rot. When I do bring them in I put them in my basement to acclimate them to my living room so I can enjoy the blooms.
So I just saw your post and thank you so much for this My question is do you leave it in the closet for 3 months or do you have to take it in and out of the closet everyday?
Thanks for your video..,how large should your buds be before stopping this method and leaving them out as normal. Not one video I've watched addresses this. I have so so many buds doing what you are doing I'd hate to loose them. Can you help me with this please
I have a few cactus plants and they are a beautiful green but no blooms, I think mine are getting to much sunlight idk lol but ty for sharing I enjoyed
What I'm saying is the truth. My Christmas cactus starts blooming in November, it's now December 15th and still blooming a few blooms have fell off. Now the interesting part the plant is over 60 years old. It's 2021 I'm 68 and remember the plant on my grandmother porch ( it was her plant). Now even more strange my grandmother died in the month of November and it starts blooming around the day she died which so happens to be Thanksgiving and was her birthday. Now another strange thing my birthday is in May and the plant blooms in that month. This is a true story.
Hey! You can order them online here: www.shopterrain.com/kobenler%2Dpots%2Dsaucers/kobenler%2Dscallop%2Dpots%2Dsaucers I didn't purchase them from here but they are the same pots
like i said i have so many of them i bought them for the foliage but i would love blooms and i have had no luck getting mine to rebloom, only way i see for that to happen is to put them outside till the first frost, cause i cannot give them dark inside my house, no way, i have too many other plants that require lights on too much, so i am certain thats why, thing is my best friend hers bloomed and she did not do all this light and dark stuff with hers and yet they still bloom for her, odd that haha
What's the minimum amount of time to leave Christmas cactus in the dark cool space in order to get Christmas bloom. I wasn't clear on how long. Since Christmas is over I'm wondering if. Should continue with getting the plants to bloom.
TY. I actually received a Christmas cactus last Christmas as a gift and it has been repotted and has done well. I have never had one, I am noticing some small round reddish "things" growing on many of the tips of this Cactus, are those possibly blooms that are forming? I was told that it wouldn't bloom until it was 2 yrs old or older, but my plant has grown expedentially well since repotting it before bringing it inside this Fall.
the new leaf buds on mine start out red. The flower buds usually start out round like a tiny bead and the leaves are flat and in the beginning have tiny hair-like growths like air roots. I hope you got a few flower buds, the flowers are spectacular!
Plese tell me if it's to late to redo. I bought my cactus in November and it was beautiful. Now it's near Christmas and the blooms are gone, also it is in a ceramic type pot with the base attached so I don't know if it has holds in it or not. I did put it in a dark room and watered it when dry. Wwhat can I do to get the flowers back soon. Thanks.
It won't rebloom right away. You can try to force it again by giving it cool nighttime temps, 14 hours of complete darkness at night and bright sunlight during the day, but it will take several weeks for new buds to form.
Hello Janice :) Why is it too large to repot? If a plant truly does need to be repotted I would remove it from the current pot and increase the pot size so that the root system has more room to spread out. If you send me a photo on IG via Direct Message it will be easier for me to help. It's @jujusucculents
I am doing everything that you said to do. It’s in my closet were it is dark and cold and I water it not often. I have been doing this since Oct 1st and I don’t see any blooms yet. Am I doing something wrong it is a very old cactus plant maybe 28 years old. I would appreciate any advice thanks so much.
I have done all of these things to the exact specifications and i STILL cannot get mine to bloom. Im beginning to think there may be something genetically wrong with it.
Hi Julie! I'm really new to your channel. I'm a much older person and have now started getting some plants of various kinds. I have African Violet fertilizer, Orchid Fertilizer and Orchid Bloom Fertilizer. I have some Cal-Mag as well. Are any of these what you would consider a balanced fertilizer (except the bloom one) that I would be able to use when I get a christmas cactus?
Hello! So on my Christmas Cactus I use either all purpose houseplant fertilizer or you can use cacti fertilizer. I like the Espoma liquid organic variety. I personally have not tried using any of the fertilizers you mentioned above on my Christmas cacti, so I'm not sure if those would work well. I hope this helps!
Hello, is it possible to bloom Christmas/Thanksgiving cactus in a tropical climate? We don't have winters in here and the maximum indoor temperature is 17°C (65 F) with the help of air conditioner.
You keep referring to your plant as a Christmas Cactus, but what you are holding is a Thanksgiving Cactus. The tips are the same, but the sharp points on the leaves are found on a Thanksgiving cactus.
First I'd like to start by saying you are a very beautiful young lady and on to the related business thank you so much for the information I was introduced to Christmas cacti by my mother green thumbs run in my family especially my great-grandfather and my mother me on the other hand I have half a green thumb but anyway my mom could always get hers to bloom and I think it was without even trying me on the other hand Miami bloom once and then that's it I no longer have my mother in my life unfortunately she has passed away and I miss her so very much but I have a few Christmas cacti which always remind me of her so this being said I sought out this particular information to help me with achieving my plants to flower. So seeing as how it's spring now I will take this information and come September I will utilize all the information that I have obtained from you and see where it takes me again thank you so very much for this information and I apologize for my ramblings but I have subscribed to your Channel that way I can obtain more information and move forward with it thank you so very much looking forward to Future videos and information
Thanks so much Shane! I hope these tips help you get some blooms on your plant baby! I have my Thanksgiving Cacti in a northern window, and I just noticed a random bud on one of them! And I did absolutely nothing different haha
@@julienicole92 Julie can you please explain to me the difference between a Thanksgiving Cactus and a Christmas cactus or I had seen somebody mention an Easter cactus call me dumb or naive but I've never heard of none of the other two only the Christmas cactus so please elaborate for me if you would thank you
In June I bought a Christmas cutting, it need to be reported sooooooo badly the soil will not hold water, I would like it to bloom this Christmas. It had 2 buds on it, but they have now fallen off. PLEASE help me fix my baby plant.
You don't want the soil to hold water, you want a fast draining compost mix so that the roots don't rot. A cactus/succulent mix you can get from a garden centre is fine.
My mother in law would Christmas Cactus in filtered sunlight on her porch, then transfered it to her coldest bedroom 65F over garage. with had low light with no sunlight or house light on as it was a guest room only. It lived there part of the year. It gets super long large blooms and almost on every single branch. Her cactus is about 3ft x 3ft and about 2 ft tall with red blooms.
you can root one leaf segment and start a new plant. I'm cheap and I saw a faded slightly wrinkled leaf segment at the store just laying on top of the counter so I took it home simply put it in dirt halfway and a few months later it started growing good. in exactly one year's time, it now has 17 leaves on it and is 6 inches high, and had one nice deep pink flower fully open just this past thanksgiving. the rest never opened for some reason but I'm happy I got one flower for now. I'll see what happens after it gets more established ... but if you take a fresh leaf from a friend to root, make sure you let the segment dry in open for a few days to let fresh break heal over a bit before planting it or it may develop rot before it gets a chance to root ... it should be noted too that its better to root sections of 2-3 leaves rather than just one but you can still do it with just one if you're careful ...
I get these Poinsetta/Christmas cactus drip feeders from Amazon, they are pretty cheap. I give my plant those throughout the spring and summer. You want to stop feeding at about the end of September. You shouldn't feed in the winter while the plant is flowering. After you plant has finished flowering, it may look a bit wilted and sorry looking. Don't worry, this freaked me out at first. But this is normal, its used up all its energy in flowering, don't panic and start feeding or over watering if this happens.
This is how vlogging should be done, direct to the point.
I agree! I watched one this morning the took 5 and a half minutes before the host actually got to point. This entire video was on the subject.
Thanksgiving cactus. The leafs are pointed instead of rounded, rounded leafs are Christmas cactus.
Janice Woods We don’t have Thanksgiving in the UK, I told this to my cactus and it just disappeared!
Finally one useful video that gives practical instructions. I hate how most titles are misleading.
Thank you ! I agree about click bait haha
This works! In a closet for 12 days and I had buds about a week later!
Did you take your plant out of rhe closet each day or leave it in their the whole time?
"Schlumbergera truncate hybrid" has pointy segments, like a crab. Common nickname is Thanksgiving Cactus because it is a late fall bloomer.
"Schlumbergera x buckleyi" has more rounded segments. Common nickname is Christmas Cactus because it is an early winter bloomer.
"Rhipsalidopsis hybrid" has slightly differently rounded segments; known as Eastrr Cactus because it naturally blooms in spring. Easter Cactus is the most finicky of the 3 types.
thanks for the info Beth!
re-potted two months ago. House is 65 all the time. I over love it with light so will wean to 16 hours of darkness once I can mesh that with my schedule. Never over water my house plants but cutting the watering my Xmas plant of water till it weeps flowers for me! Thanks so much. (don't worry, I won't make my plant cry)
Thank you for getting to the point. Some people just like to talk.
Great video! My yellow/pink Christmas cactus only pushed out one bloom this year, and I heard that light is what triggered to bloom, so I wondered if I could induce it to bloom again, but this time with more blooms. Can’t wait to see what it looks like in full bloom, the one bloom I got was incredible.
This cactus that you have showed us wasn't a Christmas cactus ; it was Thanksgiving cactus because the edges of leaves has spikes. For Thanksgiving cactus the blooming season starts in November and keep blooming through the whole month of December.The Christmas cactus is hard to find, but the next cactus that stores sell and is easy to find is an Ester cactus, which is similar to Christmas cactus. Technically they are not cacti. Thank you, young lady for trying to help us. Love in Christ, gabriela.
oh yes I know this now! This video is quite old and I didn't realize back then. I actually have a real christmas cactus now :) thanks for letting me know!
Thanks for sharing! I just got my Christmas cactus to form buds for the first time this year. I’m excited to see how the flowers will look like.
How big do the buds have to be before moving the plant back to the livingroom where the central heating and lights are on and do you have to increase watering once the buds are forming?
Your tips are very helpful. I placed my plant in a dark room and it developed tiny blooms in less than a week. How long do I leave in the dark before bringing it out? How developed should the blooms be? Thank you!
Julie, excellent information. I so appreciate this episode on your channel that I found with a random search. I work with Bonsai trees and I was tipped off by another bonsai enthusiast to do a "Christmas Cactus" bonsai. It's a bit of an odd tree for the typical art of bonsai, but some of us have made it work. Now I know how to get mine to have more blooms as I did two years ago (by accident). Great episiode
Wow so Amazing plant Ilove it. Thank you for sharing your vidio.
Yes thank you so much for the information so wonderful to hear someone get right to the point and understanding clearly thank you very much🥰👍
Thank you so much for your tips Maam,hope my Christmas cactus bloom also like your beautiful plants.god bless you.
Great tips, will try the cycle starting in spring!!
thank you for the tips Julie. i am starting the dormancy for my cactus today Sept 2nd as we speak.
Did your plant form any buds yet?
Thanks , this tutorial was very helpful .
So beautiful Christmas flowers and plant.👏👏👏👌👌🙏🙏
Great video. Short & sweet without chit chat! Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
My Christmas cactus doesn't mind artificial light, mind you I live in the UK where we get properly cold dark winters. Last year my Christmas cactus bloomed from December to Easter time. I was quite impressed but it looked pretty sorry for itself by the end.
I have only watched 2 of your videos yet I already loved your channel❤️
Keep going, I'm with you😊
Thanks so much Clara! I'm glad you enjoy my channel! There will be many more videos to come :)
I have a thanksgiving cactus. I put it outside in the spring and don’t bring it back in until just before the risk of frost. This year I left it out till late October. It is covered with flowers right now.
How do we keep the blooms from dying off so quick?
it's spring. & so why am i obsessing over this christmas cactus?!
om haha i have 25 of these, i cannot give them that much darkeness because they are so many, with over 300 house plants i always have to enjoy them just for the leaves, because of that haha
i also have lots of blooms on mine, and i do not withhold light, it is temps that force blooms, not darkness
Direct and to the point. Excellent presentation. Thank you.
thanks Charles!
Thank you for sharing ,I just bought mine for the first time
Girl yes! I’m so glad I found your channel. I’m starting to put out more plant content and I think that’s what it was. ;) yay! 🌿🌿
Aw I'm glad you found me too! I love your channel as well. I watched your tattoo video :) very awesome!
Thanks for the information😊👍
That’s a thanksgiving cactus 🌵😂🤣😁😄😋
Yes!! I wish I could go back in time and tell myself that haha
Yep..thanksgiving ...
This was really helpful - thank you!
This plant is actually a Thanksgiving cactus, i believe.....
Either is correct.
Thanksgiving pointy leaves, Christmas rounded leaves.
Only in countries that have Thanksgiving!
I have a Thanksgiving Cactus that a co-worker gave me. I left here outside from the time i got her to the 3rd week of October, she bloomed so beautiful. she was at full bloom 11 days before Thanksgiving.
sounds so pretty!
These people moved out and there was pots on top of it so it really look terrible so I brought it home replaying just a little bit didn't know what it really to do but I knew it was a cactus so I kept it dry and I did stick it in the closet for 24 hours because I forgot and I never in my life that thing has blooms everywhere thank you so much
It has blooms?!
Thank you very much for this! Great information. New subscriber here. I was wondering if there's any point in which I should break off the blooms when they fully bloomed?
Thanks for the tips!
Very useful! .. With charm as a bonus :).
Thanks dr to share this video but it necessary to keep in dark?
Great information 👌👌👌👌👏👏👏👏
Good idea thanks am in moroco 👍👌
Yeah, you had me confused cause you are talking about a Christmas cactus but holding a Thanksgiving cactus. It’s all good though.😀 continue to make great videos. I have a huge Thanksgiving cactus that just flowered yesterday. It’s full of buds. I have several Christmas cactuses as well.
I know I wish I could go back in time and tell myself that! It was labeled incorrectly at the store so I was misinformed at the time 😭
Thanks for the good information - I plan to try your suggestions. What's the difference between a Christmas cactus and an Easter cactus?
I have 4 of these, 2 different varieties, and they bloom very well about Christmas. They are sitting in a window and I water them about every three days and fertilize them about once a month. Other than that, I do nothing with them. I have had the first two several years and the other 2 are just pieces from the originals.
Great video. This is a Thanksgiving cactus btw. Same method but thought you might want to know. :)
Oh yes I realized soon after!!
Thank you a lot. That is very helpful.
Nutrients for Christmas cactus?? What kind of fertilizer. Please be specific. Thank you!
Thanks
Yes very helpful tips. So put it up for 12-14 hrs a day, then rest of the time does it need bright, indirect light? Medium light or low light? First time ever trying one, but since you mentioned starting this in Sept, I'm way beyond that now obviously so doubt I'll get mine to bloom this year. Bummer. But maybe next year! 🌲🌷🌵
Hello Kelly! So once you get them to form buds I would say bright indirect light would be ideal. I would just make sure the room you keep it in has a window so it gets some light. Also you can force them to bloom in the spring too! I have actually had my Thanksgiving cacti bloom in the spring as well
Great channel, keep going! Thanks a lot.
Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoy it :)
what a beautiful christmas cactus you have there.. i just bought my christmas cactus last christmas, i need to know how long does it takes for them to grow? mine is just about a quarter from yours..
They usually just grow in the spring and summer. I'm not sure how long it will take yours to grow as large as mine, probably a few years though since it's a quarter the size of mine. Applying a balanced fertilizer in the spring and summer should also help with growth.
I keep mine outside in the shade all spring, summer and fall, on the north side of the house on my deck. I let them stay outside until the nights hit the upper 40's, like my Jade trees. I let them dry out between watering's so they don't rot. When I do bring them in I put them in my basement to acclimate them to my living room so I can enjoy the blooms.
That's a great idea! I did something similar this year with my Thanksgiving cacti
So I just saw your post and thank you so much for this My question is do you leave it in the closet for 3 months or do you have to take it in and out of the closet everyday?
In and out
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Love you video and thanks for sharing👍😀
thanks for watching!!
Think you very much.
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for your video..,how large should your buds be before stopping this method and leaving them out as normal. Not one video I've watched addresses this. I have so so many buds doing what you are doing I'd hate to loose them. Can you help me with this please
I have a few cactus plants and they are a beautiful green but no blooms, I think mine are getting to much sunlight idk lol but ty for sharing I enjoyed
I have an Easter cactus that will not bloom for me anymore. What is your trick to getting your Spring/Easter cactus to bloom?
Hi! Do you know how to clean the hard water spots off the leaves of a Christmas cactus?
What about after the buds appear? Do I bring back out to sunny spot? Keep indoors? Resume watering? Fertilize?
What I'm saying is the truth. My Christmas cactus starts blooming in November, it's now December 15th and still blooming a few blooms have fell off. Now the interesting part the plant is over 60 years old. It's 2021 I'm 68 and remember the plant on my grandmother porch ( it was her plant). Now even more strange my grandmother died in the month of November and it starts blooming around the day she died which so happens to be Thanksgiving and was her birthday. Now another strange thing my birthday is in May and the plant blooms in that month. This is a true story.
Have you been in the catnip again?
You have the best pots. I saw another one you had that was terra-cotta with scalloped edges. Do you remember where you got them? ☺️
Hey! You can order them online here: www.shopterrain.com/kobenler%2Dpots%2Dsaucers/kobenler%2Dscallop%2Dpots%2Dsaucers
I didn't purchase them from here but they are the same pots
When do you bring the plant back into the light and more regular watering?
heck i have 20 of them impossible to put them in a closet haha
like i said i have so many of them i bought them for the foliage but i would love blooms and i have had no luck getting mine to rebloom, only way i see for that to happen is to put them outside till the first frost, cause i cannot give them dark inside my house, no way, i have too many other plants that require lights on too much, so i am certain thats why, thing is my best friend hers bloomed and she did not do all this light and dark stuff with hers and yet they still bloom for her, odd that haha
Hi! I love your videos! Can you tell me what kind of soil do you use for for Christmas cactus? Thanks.
Hey Jenny! I use cactus soil :)
What's the minimum amount of time to leave Christmas cactus in the dark cool space in order to get Christmas bloom. I wasn't clear on how long.
Since Christmas is over I'm wondering if. Should continue with getting the plants to bloom.
Screw the gorgeous cactus, you're gorgeous
How long for the dormancy period and then after how many hours light and watering frequency & ferts?
TY. I actually received a Christmas cactus last Christmas as a gift and it has been repotted and has done well. I have never had one, I am noticing some small round reddish "things" growing on many of the tips of this Cactus, are those possibly blooms that are forming? I was told that it wouldn't bloom until it was 2 yrs old or older, but my plant has grown expedentially well since repotting it before bringing it inside this Fall.
the new leaf buds on mine start out red. The flower buds usually start out round like a tiny bead and the leaves are flat and in the beginning have tiny hair-like growths like air roots. I hope you got a few flower buds, the flowers are spectacular!
Once they flower can you take them out of the darkness
Have you ever used cold coffee for these
Plese tell me if it's to late to redo. I bought my cactus in November and it was beautiful. Now it's near Christmas and the blooms are gone, also it is in a ceramic type pot with the base attached so I don't know if it has holds in it or not. I did put it in a dark room and watered it when dry. Wwhat can I do to get the flowers back soon. Thanks.
It won't rebloom right away. You can try to force it again by giving it cool nighttime temps, 14 hours of complete darkness at night and bright sunlight during the day, but it will take several weeks for new buds to form.
So I have about three different cuttings I would like to repot next year. What would be the best month to do so? TIA.
Do you water plant in darkness.
How often do i water my xmas cacktus in November also I have 4 of them and one of them the flowers are falling of
It's a Thanksgiving cactus or crab claw cactus.
I heard you can get a Christmas Cactus to force a bloom in March. Is this possible or is it bad information.
I have a Thanksgiving Cactus that is way to large to report! Should I just add some more soil.
Hello Janice :) Why is it too large to repot? If a plant truly does need to be repotted I would remove it from the current pot and increase the pot size so that the root system has more room to spread out. If you send me a photo on IG via Direct Message it will be easier for me to help. It's @jujusucculents
Did you force your plant? Just curious because I don’t see much blooms . Still looks beautiful though, great tips thank you
Hello! So no, I didn't force this specific plant, it had blooms when I bought it. However, I have used these tips before and it worked for me!
I have done these things . still nothing
I am doing everything that you said to do. It’s in my closet were it is dark and cold and I water it not often. I have been doing this since Oct 1st and I don’t see any blooms yet. Am I doing something wrong it is a very old cactus plant maybe 28 years old. I would appreciate any advice thanks so much.
I have done all of these things to the exact specifications and i STILL cannot get mine to bloom. Im beginning to think there may be something genetically wrong with it.
How do you get your Christmas castes to stand up
What does it mean when the leaf wrinkly?
Hi Julie! I'm really new to your channel. I'm a much older person and have now started getting some plants of various kinds. I have African Violet fertilizer, Orchid Fertilizer and Orchid Bloom Fertilizer. I have some Cal-Mag as well. Are any of these what you would consider a balanced fertilizer (except the bloom one) that I would be able to use when I get a christmas cactus?
Hello! So on my Christmas Cactus I use either all purpose houseplant fertilizer or you can use cacti fertilizer. I like the Espoma liquid organic variety. I personally have not tried using any of the fertilizers you mentioned above on my Christmas cacti, so I'm not sure if those would work well. I hope this helps!
@@julienicole92 Thanks Julie, a very nice place to start. I appreciate your advice.
Glad I could help!
Hello, is it possible to bloom Christmas/Thanksgiving cactus in a tropical climate? We don't have winters in here and the maximum indoor temperature is 17°C (65 F) with the help of air conditioner.
which fertilizer should give in winter season
I only fertilize during the active growing season (spring through early fall for me)
does a Christmas cactus like orange juice
hmmm I've never heard of this! not sure
You keep referring to your plant as a Christmas Cactus, but what you are holding is a Thanksgiving Cactus. The tips are the same, but the sharp points on the leaves are found on a Thanksgiving cactus.
My cactus blooms every 4 months.
What menu ur u use fr x,mas cactus
First I'd like to start by saying you are a very beautiful young lady and on to the related business thank you so much for the information I was introduced to Christmas cacti by my mother green thumbs run in my family especially my great-grandfather and my mother me on the other hand I have half a green thumb but anyway my mom could always get hers to bloom and I think it was without even trying me on the other hand Miami bloom once and then that's it I no longer have my mother in my life unfortunately she has passed away and I miss her so very much but I have a few Christmas cacti which always remind me of her so this being said I sought out this particular information to help me with achieving my plants to flower. So seeing as how it's spring now I will take this information and come September I will utilize all the information that I have obtained from you and see where it takes me again thank you so very much for this information and I apologize for my ramblings but I have subscribed to your Channel that way I can obtain more information and move forward with it thank you so very much looking forward to Future videos and information
Thanks so much Shane! I hope these tips help you get some blooms on your plant baby! I have my Thanksgiving Cacti in a northern window, and I just noticed a random bud on one of them! And I did absolutely nothing different haha
@@julienicole92 Julie can you please explain to me the difference between a Thanksgiving Cactus and a Christmas cactus or I had seen somebody mention an Easter cactus call me dumb or naive but I've never heard of none of the other two only the Christmas cactus so please elaborate for me if you would thank you
@@julienicole92 you made me blush when you called me baby I'm not used to Terms of Endearment from a woman and a good-looking one at that
Oh no sorry I was referring to the plant as a "plant baby". Sorry this is a common thing online to call them that haha
In June I bought a Christmas cutting, it need to be reported sooooooo badly the soil will not hold water, I would like it to bloom this Christmas. It had 2 buds on it, but they have now fallen off. PLEASE help me fix my baby plant.
You don't want the soil to hold water, you want a fast draining compost mix so that the roots don't rot. A cactus/succulent mix you can get from a garden centre is fine.
I never gif them darkness they stand in my window all year long and they Will Bloom twise a year every year
That's great! I also have some thanksgiving cacti that bloom on their own too
They are my favorite plants
My mother in law would Christmas Cactus in filtered sunlight on her porch, then transfered it to her coldest bedroom 65F over garage. with had low light with no sunlight or house light on as it was a guest room only. It lived there part of the year. It gets super long large blooms and almost on every single branch. Her cactus is about 3ft x 3ft and about 2 ft tall with red blooms.
I love the pots😍where do u buy it?
Thank you! I got it from Mahoneys Garden center near Boston :)
yes where can i get the seed to sow . my die i brought it from the super market i think it had too much water the roots was dead.
you can root one leaf segment and start a new plant. I'm cheap and I saw a faded slightly wrinkled leaf segment at the store just laying on top of the counter so I took it home simply put it in dirt halfway and a few months later it started growing good. in exactly one year's time, it now has 17 leaves on it and is 6 inches high, and had one nice deep pink flower fully open just this past thanksgiving. the rest never opened for some reason but I'm happy I got one flower for now. I'll see what happens after it gets more established ... but if you take a fresh leaf from a friend to root, make sure you let the segment dry in open for a few days to let fresh break heal over a bit before planting it or it may develop rot before it gets a chance to root ... it should be noted too that its better to root sections of 2-3 leaves rather than just one but you can still do it with just one if you're careful ...
Hi edagdwg love this video
Thank you!
Hi, What kind of nutrition the flower has to help.
I get these Poinsetta/Christmas cactus drip feeders from Amazon, they are pretty cheap. I give my plant those throughout the spring and summer. You want to stop feeding at about the end of September. You shouldn't feed in the winter while the plant is flowering. After you plant has finished flowering, it may look a bit wilted and sorry looking. Don't worry, this freaked me out at first. But this is normal, its used up all its energy in flowering, don't panic and start feeding or over watering if this happens.