It will puff up and look very pregnant. You will know when you see it. Norma

Are they hard to pollinate? Are they sterile? Should this be a fairly easy thing? My flowers are starting to droop and look bad, and I don't want to take them off yet. Tips?? What will look pregnant, the flower bud base?

I had a fruit a few months ago. It was like a red berry. I left it on the plant for months (maybe too long). I planted it but it did not sprout.

many of the new hybirds are sterile so the co. or person doing the hybrid will be the only one who can cross breed them some of the plants will come with a tag the will state do not reproduce this plant or sell under this name without permisson of said person or co. but I say if your diong it for your self what the heck give it a go I'v never had any luck with growing them from seeds cuttings are so much eazier

Bear

Hi Socks,

Did you plant the pod or open it up, remove the seeds & plant them? I think the seed pod (often called an 'apple') would rot if you planted it in pod form rather than open it & remove the seeds to plant.

Hi Nova,

Pls. do a search here for Xmas cactus 'seed pod'. I such such a post w/in the last 2 wks; otherwise try another search, I had a seed pod a few yrs. ago & mentioned it here.