Friday, January 7, 2011

White Christmas Cactus


Remember recently I blogged about my yellow and red Christmas cactus.  Well bless O Wise One's heart but he knows what I like!



He found me a white one


And a pink one.


Told ya I was a cheap date! What a man !!!


For those who asked about getting them to bloom at the right time of year here is how it is done!

Christmas cactus is actually a "Schlumbergera" and is a native of the tropical rain forests of Brazil. They like a bright location but never direct sunlight. Water when they dry out.

To flower they need uninterrrupted complete darkness ( below 65 degrees)  for atleast
3 weeks.  After this resume your normal routine but not above 70 degrees at night.

For me I keep them in my guest room which I keep cooler because it is empty most of the time. Cooler temps and darkness signal the plant to bloom. So I pull the shades and they receive cool fall temperatures and darkness during October. ( Be careful not to overwater during this time.) Then I open the shades in the guest room for November and by December I have blooms.

For many I think the naturally lower light levels of winter work fine. I like to have blooms exactly at Christmas so I always put mine in the dark during October.

Blessings from The Holler

The Canned Quilter

3 comments:

  1. You and Marcy both...green thumbs!

    Beautiful.

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  2. They are so pretty and thanks for the tips on making them bloom.

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  3. Thank you for sharing how to make them bloom!

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