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JuneBillie 12-27-2013 12:43 AM

My Christmas Cactus
 
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Here is a picture of my Christmas Cactus blooming.

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Merry Christmas!

showmequilter 12-27-2013 12:52 AM

Just Beautiful!!!

QM 12-27-2013 01:29 AM

Lovely flowers

earthwalker 12-27-2013 02:04 AM

Beautiful......mine won't flower 'til winter here (Perth - Western Australia)...maybe for our "Christmas in July" celebration.

Jackie Spencer 12-27-2013 05:23 AM

How pretty! Mine has about 40 blooms on it. I read in one of my Gardening Books to put 3 Tablespoons of Castor Oil on the soil in the pot in October. I started doing that year before last, and it bloomed till March.

Joset 12-27-2013 05:41 AM

well at least yours bloom at christmas mine always blooms end of november. pretty
looks like the one i have

Barb in Louisiana 12-27-2013 05:57 AM

I really love the Christmas cacti, in every color. Yours is beautiful.

alleyoop1 12-27-2013 06:01 AM

My Christmas cacti usually start to bloom around Thanksgiving and continue through Christmas, but not this year. I've had hardly any blooms on any of the 4 of them. I moved them but they are still in a bright place. Maybe they need feeding? Don't know what is going on with them.

running1 12-27-2013 06:30 AM

I love this plant! I bought one years ago... divided it and gave away a section or two... then last summer, put mine out with several other plants in a spot it liked, but inadvertently gave it too much water. I'd almost killed it when I realized it was getting too much water. so I trimmed it back to almost nothing and hope for the best. Well, I had ONE lonely bloom this year! But at least, we're back in business!! Whew! That was close!! Word to the wise: don't water too much!! It it's in a spot it really likes, it might bloom again around Easter!

running1 12-27-2013 06:31 AM


Originally Posted by Jackie Spencer (Post 6476195)
How pretty! Mine has about 40 blooms on it. I read in one of my Gardening Books to put 3 Tablespoons of Castor Oil on the soil in the pot in October. I started doing that year before last, and it bloomed till March.

Interesting!! I'm going to try this! Going right now to put it on the calendar for next year...


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