Christmas cactus
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- sechjoh
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Christmas cactus
About 12 of them have flowers at the moment...
- el48tel
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Re: Christmas cactus
Nice flowers. Can't see the stems to check genera. Could be Easter cactus.
Endeavouring to grow Aylostera, Echinocereus, Echinopsis, Gymnocalycium, Matucana, Rebutia, and Sulcorebutia. Fallen out of love with Lithops and aggravated by Aeoniums.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs.
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Re: Christmas cactus
A tad late for 2018 ... or a lot early for 2019?
Endeavouring to grow Aylostera, Echinocereus, Echinopsis, Gymnocalycium, Matucana, Rebutia, and Sulcorebutia. Fallen out of love with Lithops and aggravated by Aeoniums.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs.
- anders
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Re: Christmas cactus
Schlumbergera often flower in spring, and sometimes in summer as well, even if their main flowering period is in late autumn.The last spring flower on my Schlumbergera:
- Ali Baba
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Re: Christmas cactus
S. opuntioides always flowers in spring for me (in fact, now)
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Re: Christmas cactus
Yes, some species have their major flowering period in spring. I had the common hybrids in mind.
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Re: Christmas cactus
a misnomer then ... "Christmas"
Endeavouring to grow Aylostera, Echinocereus, Echinopsis, Gymnocalycium, Matucana, Rebutia, and Sulcorebutia. Fallen out of love with Lithops and aggravated by Aeoniums.
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Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs.
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Re: Christmas cactus
The oldest hybrids in this group, like the one in my photo, have their main flowering period in December-January, so I do understand why they were called Christmas cacti. Newer ones flower about a month earlier.