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11-02-2018, 01:00 AM
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Actually, that is a Thanksgiving cactus and it is right on schedule. There are three similar cacti -- Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. There blooming cycles are based on daylight hours. Each is different in appearance, and the flowers also vary in appearance.
11-02-2018, 01:56 AM
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I have one that is blooming also. It has about 30 blooms and lots more about to pop open. I have two others that have not started to bloom. They are about 75 years old and had belonged to my husband's mother. I remember her breaking off a chunk and give to about anyone who came into her house.
11-02-2018, 05:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Sandra in Minnesota
I had to give mine away after my new cat started to leave teeth marks on the leaves. Now, which one has to go.........the cat or the cactus??
That's the only plant my cats aren't interested in. Lucky me.........
11-02-2018, 05:04 PM
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I have 2, a white and a dark pink, both blooming right now. They are on the floor beside a low window under the eaves. I was surprised to see a honey-like nectar had dropped from the white flowers onto the floor.
I don't do anything special to them, or to my amaryllis, and they just bloom whenever they want.
I don't do anything special to them, or to my amaryllis, and they just bloom whenever they want.
11-02-2018, 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Aurora
Actually, that is a Thanksgiving cactus and it is right on schedule. There are three similar cacti -- Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. There blooming cycles are based on daylight hours. Each is different in appearance, and the flowers also vary in appearance.
11-04-2018, 02:18 AM
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Originally Posted by selm
I've started stopped calling mine a "Christmas" cactus because over the years it has changed to blooming whenever it likes although it frequently blooms near a holiday such as Christmas, Easter or Thanksgiving. I especially like when it blooms after Christmas during the winter months as it gives such a lovely display of color in the dull months.
11-04-2018, 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Aurora
Actually, that is a Thanksgiving cactus and it is right on schedule. There are three similar cacti -- Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. There blooming cycles are based on daylight hours. Each is different in appearance, and the flowers also vary in appearance.
11-05-2018, 04:03 AM
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Originally Posted by quiltingshorttimer
I just read about this recently in the garden section of a magazine-and it showed the leaves of each and the difference is something with the width and length of the leaves--but I can't remember which was which. My two are probably Thanksgiving ones cause I think they will be blooming in the next 2-3 weeks.
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