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Christmas cactus

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About 12 of them have flowers at the moment...
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Nice flowers. Can't see the stems to check genera. Could be Easter cactus.
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el48tel wrote: Sat Mar 16, 2019 6:00 pm Nice flowers. Can't see the stems to check genera. Could be Easter cactus.
No, not Easter Cactus, flower shape is definitely a Christmas Cactus.
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A tad late for 2018 ... or a lot early for 2019?
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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:
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S. opuntioides always flowers in spring for me (in fact, now)
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Yes, some species have their major flowering period in spring. I had the common hybrids in mind.
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a misnomer then ... "Christmas"
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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.
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