I have 2 that are blooming now that also bloomed in November!

Mine bloom outdoors in the summer too. Plants do what they please!

Oh interesting! I've only had mine bloom in Oct. - Dec., but have always kept it indoors.

Hi Misty,

I have three that are blooming a little right now too, I think all three of them bloomed at least some "around the end of the year!" Like PopMama said, plants do what they please!

It sounds like you did the right thing with them, but in case you have any questions, here's the "light part" of my Gardening with Skybird, All About Christmas Cactus - Rooting and Care sheet.

"Christmas cactus can take pretty much any light conditions, but I recommend at least an hour or two of direct sunlight a day. They bloom by length of day, so when the days start getting shorter you need to be sure they’re not somewhere near a light where they’ll get too much artificial light to set bud. Keeping them in a room where you don’t very often turn on lights is perfect. Cool temperatures will also help them set bud, so if possible give them cooler temps along with the “long nights!” Once they start to set bud you can move them wherever you want them—“extra” light won’t affect them anymore after they start budding."

I don't post the "entire" sheets online since other folks copy them and post them as their own and then make money from them, but if you'd like a copy of the entire sheet either email me directly if you still have one of my gmail addresses, or else PM me with your address and I'll attache it to an email and send it to you!

It's nice to see you still around here now and then!

Skybird

F 03.03.23 @ 1735 MST

Thanks for this Skybird! Would love to get your full sheet - just PM it to through Houzz if you can. This fall I will pay more attention to the light it is getting so it will set bloom at the time it is 'supposed' to :)

Except for the difference in altitude and humidity during the summer, the temps here seem pretty similar to the Denver area. We always used a humidifier in our bedroom there in CO and when we were packing to move I decided to get rid of it as I thought "won't need that in Kansas!". But I forgot about dryness during the winter due to use of the heater and ended up buying another one - lol. Wish I'd kept that one I had there as it worked much better than the new one. Like so many things, they seem to make things so cheaply any more!

Hi Misty,

I don't see any way to attach a document to a PM, so if you'll send me a PM with just the email address you're using now I'll send it right away. Or--are you still using the email mstyw---- at hotmail? If so let me know here and I'll send it there.

Skybird

SU 03.05.23 @ 0034 MST

PM'd you Skybird!

Mine blooms about a week earlier every year. Used to be a Christmas cactus, now it's almost a Halloween cactus.