Perhaps you could share a pic or 2, am sure others would enjoy seeing it beside myself.

I would expect it to stay outside all year in Florida. All of my epiphyllum stay outside all year. The only thing I bring in regularly is cattleya orchids, from December through February, as they prefer night temperatures of 55°.

I onlly live in Florida 5 months my Cactus stayed in Flrida and no one thought to water it when they checked the house. The next winter I took it to my daughter's house.

Dal

Oops the Csactus stayed iin Ontario Canada

Dal

Dal

Spring to Fall is great weather for holiday cacti, kept outdoors, in Ont...they will get water when it rains, and even in sunny spot they will be OK - it typically doesn't get that scorching. I have older plant, in my possession for about 5-6 years, and it stays outdoors, in full sun, from about May till Oct/Nov (depends how cold it gets). I only water it if it doesn't rain for weeks, and that is seldom. It blooms every year. Sometimes late - like this year: I have buds on, still very small - since it was brought inside on Nov. 6th...if you are in Ontario now, you know what weather was like then...

It will not survive winter months outdoors here - but you know that :)

That appears to be what many call the "True Christmas Cactus" Schlumbergera Xbucklei. It tends to bloom closer to Christmas than S. truncata (the commonly seen Christmas Cactus today).

When I lived in the UK, Christmas cactus did very well - here in Spain it is too hot outside and too dark inside. But I am having another go, bought a little Schlumbergera today in LIDL for €1.99 - it has about 40 buds. Will put it with my orchids in a window with afternoon light.

Spanish

That sounds very inexpensive for true Christmas cactus. Could you post photo of it please? Clear pic of leaves would help...while blooms often make ID easier.

Dalgouet

Is it possible for you to post clear close up photo of the blooms pls? If you can, take it from coupe of different angles.

It was labelled just Schlumbergera - but out of my major field of expertise. Here it is - have I been ripped off or what? I have put it into a bigger terra cotta pot - the little plastic pot it came in was totally full of rootball.

That is Thanksgiving cactus - not true CC...but nice plant and hope you'll enjoy it! The leaves have 'points', CC has rounded leaves. But there is also Spring/Easter cactus that has rounded leaves, so it could be confusing. Flowers of CC differ from other holiday cacti too.

Unfortunately, almost all stores sell them tagged CC, and they are not. True CC is difficult to find anymore...

Here is one of articles with a sketch showing difference between different holiday cacti...

rina - thanks for that - now I see the difference between pointed and rounded.

dalgouett

Thanks for the pic, I misunderstood & thought it'd be bigger.

Yes, it really does show the old fashioned CC. Especially for folks who haven't seen it before, not just the rounded segments, but also that more pendant flower & downward arching growth. Very nice example, looks healthy & pristine!

dalgouett

That is a very nice looking Christmas cactus. You have a good size plant. Very pretty. I used to have one but lost it a while ago. It is so good to see someone on here with pictures of the Christmas cactus and Thanksgiving cactus finally. I keep looking on here but don't see very many. There used to be a LOT of people here with conversations and pictures about the holiday cactus'. I sure miss that and don't know where everybody went.

spanish fly

Your Thanksgiving plant is very pretty too.

Just an update on my Christmas Cactus It still has 2 flowers left today (Jan. 2). I am very glad it survived the accidental nerglect and it is continuing to grow back more leaves.

Dal

OK Christmas cactus season looks to be over but I since I am staying north this year I thought I would start an amaryllis wow I remember them as having a couple of blooms. The one I planted now has 7 and apparently they can have as many as 25 what a delight that would be.

Dal