Schlumbergera(x-mas cactus)

[Hummer344]

I have three of the above and they have done REALLY well this year.

[Stelios]

they are really looking great! Great growing!

[rcb]

wow beautiful - how long have you had them? I had a couple in charlotte that were growing nicely, but unfortunately they - along with most of my non-orchid plants didn't make the move.

[mytwogirls]

I have one Christmas cactus and it has done REALLY well this year as well. I am surprised because last year it did not even bloom. Yours is really stunning.

[kmarch]

I'm moving this thread to the "Other Plants" section as that's the most appropriate section for it.

[Hummer344]

The florecent pink one belonged to my mother who neglected it for years. I finally rescued it & repotted it. Moms been dead 10 years now & thinking back she must of had it for 10 years before that. 20 years old. The other two are around 5 years old. They are all potted in cactus mix, gets strong filtered light during the summer, get watered when I remember, & gets a little left over orchid fert once a month or so. Sept 1 I put them up against the house where they get a lot of shade and cut back on watering & no fert.

[tangers40]

beautiful! mine are JUST now starting to bloom. my pink/white is just covered with buds, the golden dancer has several that are still small, and the coral is even slower, but still making buds. the 2 newest probably won't do much until next season.

[Danelady]

Wow! They're beautiful!
Mine is just now getting a few buds. I kept it in the house all year. I think this next year I will put it outside and hope it does better.

[mytwogirls]

I did not know they re-bloomed. I got mine to bloom right before Christmas and now it is blooming again. FULL of blooms. My MIL said it can bloom once again during Valentine's Day. I hardly pay any attention to the poor thing. I re-potted it a long time ago, water it when I think about it and yet it still gave me awesome blooms this time of year. Mine are bright bright red and glittery inside.

[tangers40]

i've had some of mine bloom during the summer too. very odd to see a tgiving/xmas cactus blooming at that time, but my orange one did it frequently. the others are still fairly new, so i'll see if they'll bloom this summer too.