EASTER CACTUS HOW TO
How to Get Your Amaryllis to Bloom Twice a YearĬool evening temperatures, around 50 to 55 degrees F, and 12- to 14-hour nights promote bloom set. Easter cactus can be treated similarly, but bring them indoors when temperatures dip to 45 degrees. You can leave these cacti outdoors until fall temperatures dip to 35 degrees. Come summer, put your holiday cactus in a cool, bright room or set it outdoors on a partly-shaded side of the house. They also prefer night temperatures around 65 degrees (although flower bud formation requires temperatures 10 to 15 degrees cooler). Wait until the soil is dry before watering.Ĭhristmas and Thanksgiving cactus like bright light but not direct sun. Pot them in an equal mix of peat moss, perlite, vermiculite and soil, which will give the plants the good drainage they require. Thanksgiving cactus Schlumbergera truncataĮach of these holiday cacti require well-drained soil and do not like to be overwatered.Christmas cactus Schlumbergera bridgesii.Take a look at the photo above to learn how to distinguish Christmas cactus from Thanksgiving cactus, as well as their lookalike, the Easter cactus, which blooms in spring with star-shaped flowers, rather than tubular like the others. The Thanksgiving cactus has pointy edges the Christmas cactus has smooth, round edges. Phylloclades, or flattened leaflike stems where photosynthesis occurs.
Obvious way to tell the difference between the two types is to look at the The traditional Christmas cactus has more delicate, breakable foliage and it isn’tĪs common in the retail floral industry today for that reason. Month earlier in the fall than its fellow holiday bloomer. If you've ever wondered why your Christmas cactus blooms too early, it's because it is likely a Thanksgiving cactus! Thanksgiving cactus blooms about a How do I tell a Christmas cactus from a Thanksgiving cactus?
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