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wanted: wanted: antique christmas cactus

wcc_columbia_co

14 years ago

I lost my great Grandma's 70 year old catus this year when I was sent east for two weeks to work on a store and the furnace and pipes froze. I did shut the water off at the well thanks to past issues. Can't say no in these times. I went to a garden center looking for help in finding one when I could not find one on line and they did everything they could to tell me not to look for the old ones. Does anyone have a link to get one or want to sell one to me?

Thanks

Michael J.

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failjolesfail
14 years ago
pardon my ignorance, but what's the difference between "antique" and modern christmas cacti?

I've had the same one for about 8 years, it was split from my mom's...but I dunno where she got it from. Hers is ginormous, though...
PoohBearLvr
9 years ago
Did you ever find someone with the X-Mas cactus? MY 150 year old one died on me two years ago...and on EBay, they want like $15 for a tiny 2 segment cutting! I'll be dead long before it ever blooms.

Did you find anyone to sell or give you some nice sized cuttings. Or did you just give up? I about lost my mind when mine died, it was over 150 years old. From my great-great grandmother...and I had it for 20 years, then it started to rot stem by stem over a period of years, and then it was gone:( No one on here EVER came through with any help or offers. I found your post, and figured i would ask, i am still looking. Thanks for any reply. Stan
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