Božićni kaktus
BOŽIĆNI kaktus
Jedan od više popularnih biljke cvjetnice oko praznika je Schlumbergera bridgesii poznatiji kao Božićni kaktus. Nudi obilje od cjevasti cvjetovima koji cvatu za dvije do četiri tjedna vremena oko Božića.
Podrijetlom iz Brazila, ovaj kaktus džungla živi na drveću, a razlikuje se od pustinjski kaktus u da je zadnji tip i ne zahtijeva izravnu suncu. Ponekad se može konfuziju u kojoj vrsti Schlumbergera imate. Božićni cacti su izravnan ostavlja u tavi sa oštrice marže koje su glatke i bez bodlji s cjevast 3 inčni cvjetova, za razliku od zahvalnosti kaktus (Zygocactus Skraćuje) (S. truncatus ) rakovica kaktus, koji je oštro zubat rubova s dvije velike zube na kraju zadnje zajedniccke na svakoj grani. i kraća tubed cvijeća sa širenjem ukazao laticama. Za dodavanje na ovu zabunu ondje je i uskrsni kaktus (Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri) koja raste više uspravno, ima fibrozan vlasi na zglobove i proizvodi različite cvijeća. To je još jedan težak to rasti. Svi cvatu blizu njihovih blagdana raste pod normalnim uvjetima.
Božićni kaktus skrb
Ne samo da su ovi cacti tako popularan zbog svojih blještavost naviku spektakularan, ali i zato što su relativno lako briga za. Oni traže bogatu, dobro isušen tlo, svijetle indirektne svjetlosti, a dnevna temperatura od 70 stupnjeva, a noću temperatura 60-65. Feed it s uravnoteženim houseplant gnojiva između travnja i listopada. Božićni kaktus nije suša tolerantni. Vodeni biljke temeljito i neka ih između suhog zalijevanje. Nemojte ga ignorirati ga ili ubiti ga ljubaznosti. Lišća borica će, ako je tlo suviše suho i kada preko zali što može dovesti do korijen proklinje. Vodeni manji zimi. Orezati biljke u ljeto kako bi se potaknuo više odvaja od pinching off na zglobovima.
Kada su biljke u cvatu biljka zadržati umjereno vlažnom (ne suviše mokro). Ako se ostavlja mlak i mlohav vam svibanj biti overwatering postrojenja. Stavite biljka u sjajnoj svjetlo i temperaturama (60-70F). Previše svjetlosti može uvenuti cvijet. Ne izlažite ih na direktne topline, hladno skice ili pomaknite okolo kao biljka koja može uzrokovati cvijet pupoljci padati. Nađubriti lako s visokim kalijeva gnojiva kada pupoljci oblik i nastaviti sve dok cvjetovi izblijediti. Kada je gotova cvatnje biljka uskratiti vodu za 6 tjedana dopuštajući da se odmorite. U rano proljeće, kad je novi rast počinje show, nastavite hranjenje i zalijevanje.
Reblooming
Uz malo truda i razumijevanja, može se ponoviti postupak cvjetnice iz godine u godinu. Postoje dva važna čimbenika koji potiču pupiti formacije 1. Duge noći - Božićni kaktus zahtijeva najmanje 14 sati tame za 5-6 tjedna. 2. Dugotrajno cool temperature od 50-55 stupnjeva, za 6 tjedana. Ako se čuva u 55F, oko Božića cacti će cvjetati bez obzira daylength. Pupiti formacija neće dogoditi ako je temperatura iznad 70 stupnjeva. Imajte postrojenja na suhu stranu dok ne vidite pupoljci obliku, a zatim ponovno normalnim zalijevanje i svjetla hranjenja.
Dajte vaš božićni kaktus malo ljubavi i skrbi te će cvjetati već godinama. Neki to tako dobro da su poznati da bude donesen u obitelji generacijama.
The stem ukorijenjene reznice mogu se i kao nova postrojenja.
- Jelka skrb li smanjiti svoje vlastite ili kupiti pre-rezano jelka, a. ..
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- Smještaj loncu Naši Božićni kaktus ima korijene odrastanja iz tla. Prije ...
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Rooting od reznice
trebaju savjetovati o tome kako pokrenuti nove od mina.
Kako Vam se jedan Božićni kaktus root?
Iz zdravih biljka, uzmi repić rezanja od dva do tri pridružio segmentima.
Dopusti im da se suha za nekoliko sati na dan i postrojenja u 3 "lonac u tlu mješavinu od 50 treset i 50 pješčane perlite ili 70% i 30% treseta. Stavite u plastičnu vrećicu i čuvajte vlažnom (ne mokru) u toploj zasjenjenom mjestu. U 4-6 wks trebali ste novi korijene i tamo bi trebao biti novi strijeljajte znakove rasta. Također možete pokušati vode rooting jedan isječak. Nakon što se razvije biljka korijene u dobro isušen potting tla mix. Reznice korijena najbolje kad se u proljeće i ljeto.
Paula
će biti u redu da se reznice sada (rujna) iz moje božićne catcus za početak novog postrojenja, ili će to ometati proces cvatnje?
Lou Laning (mrlou3@ptd.net /)
Ja ljubio info dijeli na ovim stranicama i nađe ga moji odgovori na pitanja. JA dont imati jedan više no pitanje. Ja namjeravam započeti novu biljka iz mog kaktus, od čitanja vašeg odgovora ja prikupiti najbolji put za to je rano proljeće. Ja ću prikliještiti off dva dijela i posaditi ih u mješavinu potting tlu, kao što je opisano. Moje pitanje je: Kako bi duboko "rezanje" biti zasađena u miks?
Imam Božićni kaktus koji je stečen na drva kao što proizlazi. Kako ovo može biti fiksna? moj je siromahu plant jedan gonner? Pomoć Volim moja biljka
Moj Božićni kaktus ima naboran lišćem. Kako mogu znati da li je previše suho ili preko zali?
Moj Božićni kaktus, započela je s moje baka je spektakularan. 4 ft proizlazi sa stotinama cvjetovi dvaput godišnje po planu. Ali sada proizlazi umiru na alarmantan stopa i proizilazi su malo duže od 18 u. JA dont 'znati što je pogrešno. Oni su započeli tokarenje žuto zelena i ljubičasta, a potom umrijeti. POMOZITE!
Da li mogu odgoditi cvatnje mojih kaktus stavljanjem u tamni ormar. The pupoljci već formiran. Jesam li prekasno?
BUD Leaf & drop drop
POMOZITE! Moj Božićni kaktus je pun pupoljci i sada je nakon premještanja unutar sekcije padaju off. # -4 Joint sekcije s čistom pauze u zglobovima. Ovo može biti od svijetlo nije dovoljno?
Hi, Imam Božićni kaktus koji je formiran plodova, imao sam ga za deset godina i ovo je prvi put vidio sam to. Postrojenja bio je isječak iz freinds koji je prošao dolje joj iz nekoliko generacija. Plod je jestiv?
Ja sam novi vlasnik stari božićni kaktus koji neće cvjetati; hvala vam imam dovoljno informacija da biste započeli. Želja mi sreću.
Mi čuva naš Božić kaktus iznutra sa direktnim svjetlom i bez sunca i to je bio događaj nothing.Got obeshrabre i stavite ga van - ona sada dobiva indirektne svjetlosti i naši su niske temperature noću 30's & 50-6-a na dan , i to je sve nagli procvat kao lud. On je započeo u prosincu cvatnje i još uvijek je procvat. Ima li nešto drugačiji bih trebao učiniti ili jednostavno ostavite ga tamo gdje je na. Imajte na umu, naša ljeta doći do više od 100 stupnjeva - to je još uvijek u redu da napuste to, gdje ga je na?
Božićni kaktus može biti zasađena u samo kanta za zalijevanje. Upravo sam kupio jedan par tjedana ogo. lišća tražite malo uvenuo u samo kanta za zalijevanje?
Moj Božićni Catcus je svake godine od bloomed sam ga, ali ne izgleda zdrava jer lišća pretvorili su crvenkast. Ima li neki način da ispravi ovo ili da jednostavno ne brinite!
Edem (edem)
Moj Božićni kaktus je i još uvijek u potrazi vrijesovit blooms. Imam bio uzimajući ovih purplish blister / bumps na lišće u zadnje vrijeme, pa su onda kad su se štrajkbreher dobi. Što je ovo? Bug Nadam se da ne ... Help!
Ja izbavio jedan Božićni kaktus oko 4 godine. JA je nijedan ideja kako to briga za to, a ja sam još uvijek imaju problema s njim. Ja sam moju kuću temp postavili oko 65F povazdan. Postrojenja je sjedio u neizravnih suncu na južnoj strani kuće. On zali dobiva tek kada je tlo vrlo suho. 4-5 months ago neki od moj cats tipped off to polici i 4-5 ft pala na pod. 2-3 segements su odlomljene blizak korijenima i sada iz tih mrlja je 2-3 u nove rast počevši. Ja sam stvarno sretan, ali o tome sam samo ne može se činiti da bi se ova biljka procvate, bez obzira što mi je činiti. Također sam podvrgnut to life izba tjednima i pustite neka se previše suha. Što mogu učiniti?
Kako presaditi chrismas catus
Kada je najbolje vrijeme da se ponovno pot jedan Božićni kaktus. Mina, mislim, je uzimajući
malo prevelika za to lonac. Živim u pustinji te ljubi mjesto u svojoj svjetlosti i indirektnu blooms kao lud za mjeseci.
Hi - hvala bogu netko izgleda kao da se božićni kaktus stručnjaka. Ja sam se jednom od sentimentalni vrijednost. To je oko 10 godina - je repotted nekoliko puta tijekom godina. Uvijek bio u kući. Ovog ljeta sam staviti izvan pod trijemom kišobran. Nakon mjesec ili dva, primijetio sam krajevima veoma ravan i počinju da se okrenu ljubičasta. Ja repotted - odvede natrag kući kako bi se mjesta i redovite podrezan isključivanje neke od purple zagradama. Sada se više purple / zeleno i ne čini se da učvršćivanja gore. Reci mi što trebam napraviti i što sam učinio krivo.
Koliko dugo treba Božićni kaktus se čuvati u mraku kako bi ga cvatu? Imam ga na potpuno mračne spremnica gdje je to super. Njegova je u ormar za oko mjesec i pol. JA dont 'uzeti Internet vanjska strana za ormar na sve.
Imam Božićni kaktus da sam neke od podijeljena u druge repić lonce da bi više biljke. Oni Čini se da su svi blijedi. raste, a ne na sve. Ja zasadih ih u kaktus tlu. Ja samo vodu themwhen osjećaju suha. Što bi mogao biti problem zašto thery're gleda kao thery're ne raste?
Jesu li ove biljke sigurno ako ljubimce ili ih jedu malu djecu?
Moj Božićni kaktus je u punom pupoljak ... Koliko dugo ti pupoljci izlaze na praskava otvoren za punom cvatu? Čini se kao što sam vidio ove pupoljci s kolor peaking van za 2 tjedna ... ja sam zabrinut za punom cvatu!
Hvala, Eileen
Moj Božićni kaktus je pokrenut od strane moje majke na mene kao vjenčani dar preko 28 godina. On je razvio bijele tvari u svakom udruženom i izgleda vrlo nesretan. Mogu li se spasiti? To je i širenje na druga kaktus.
Kukac PROBLEM
Imam jako veliku stari (10 godina?) Božićni kaktus koji je imao nešto za jelo Polako na nekoliko odaberite lišćem. Ja sam pokušao niz insekticida bez uspjeha. Ona sada ima bijela muha ne mogu odstraniti. Čini se da se gubitka lišća i nije cvijet ove godine. Ja ga redovito presaditi po potrebi. POMOZITE! I love this plant
Ja sam zadivljen, ako je moguće spasiti naše 2 Božićni kaktus tijekom ljeta (sredina svi
do sredine studeni) sa nitko ovdje. Živimo u Condo lania suočava sa SE u Bonita Springs FL tijekom zime.
Moj koncept je da postavite automatsko zalijevanje sustav i držati ih na lania okrenuti
sunce, ali uz nijansu koja moderates iznos direktne nedjelja Oni bi se u suprotnom
zanemaren. Temperature će vjerojatno doći do niskih 90's tijekom dana i
vlažnost bi biti visoka.
Ako je izvedivo, o tome koliko vode bi oni zahtijevaju i koliko često? Hvala za bilo kakvu pomoć
koje možete pružiti. Lee
ZLOČIN I ŠTETE
Nekoliko dana prije Božića moj kaktus dobio lijevo na trijem i bio izložen temps u niskim 30s. To je obično kepy između 50-60 stupnjeva. Tijekom proteklih nekoliko dana, manjim lišćem i neki od novijih rasta je počeo venuti. Neki od lišća izgledaju ok. Ima li šanse za ostatak biljke ili će se širiti wilting? " Ima li išta mogu učiniti za dijelove koji još uvijek pojavljuju healty?
Cynthia Clark
JA je moj kaktus na moj Ispred trijema i sam bio daleko posjeti bolesnoj prijatelju u bolnici, rekao sam da se moj muž dovede ga unutra jer je bio idući u biti kul puckanje. Kada sam dobio dom je 21 stupnjeva, i on je zaboravio moj kaktus, sada ima i izgleda u stvarnom droopy tamnozelena Pretpostavljam da smrznuti se tu ništa ne mogu učiniti kako bi ga spasiti. To je bio u punom cvatu.
Imamo Uskršnji kaktus koji je razvio štaviti prevlaka na donjem dijelu svake grane. To ne izgledaju woody, i ne izgledaju kao na slikama smo vidjeli i edem. Nismo vidjeli bilo kakve bugove oba. (To je izgubio neke grane u zadnje vrijeme previše, ali mi je promijenjen raspored naših zalijevanje i to je kao da se pomogne koliko grane padaju off.) Šta bi moglo ovaj kraj štaviti osnovni biti? Da li postoji nešto što trebate učiniti o tome?
Dobio sam dio moje muževe Great baka božićni kaktus. Njegova majka mi je rekao da ona nije bila u mogućnosti da biste dobili Internet to cvatu u zadnjih nekoliko godina. Svaki od Primio sam moje sklopu kaktus ne mogu dobiti Internet to rasti. Isprva je to u velikoj saksiji pot, rečeno mi je da se u saksiju u manjem loncu. Ja i dalje ne mogu dobiti biljka rasti. Ona sada ima drvenastog gledati na parni prostor. Pročitao sam da ste trebali imati pijesak ili treset u smjesu. JA nikada je to učinio. Ja sam imao taj Postrojenja za gotovo 2 godine. Ja sam afarid da će biti do kasno za to. Mogu li još uvijek ste se? Što mogu učiniti da biste dobili Internet to rasti i cvjetati?
Imam stari (20 + godina) Božićni kaktus. To je velika, promjera 3 stopala, a ima i drvenastog proizlazi vrlo je puna. Ona je sretna, raste i cvjetnice dobro. JA obično stavi izvana na kiši jednom u ljeti, tako lišća mogu dobiti očišćen od prašine i nečistoće. Ja ga se ovog ljeta i oko 2 tjedna kasnije lišća počela spadati u goleme dijelove. To nije bio repotted u 10 godina, pa sam ga repotted u recommened tla u većem loncu. To je izuzetno root obvezuju. Čini sretnija u novi lonac, ali je još uvijek gubitka lišća. Lišća pojaviti zelena i zdrava. Bojim se da će završiti s drvenog proizlazi i bez zelenog lišća. Je li to samo stresa ili je moj kaktus samo stare i umiru?
Imam bijele Božićni kaktus koji je svijetlo zeleno / žućkasto boju. Postrojenja čini se da je zdrav i jak. Ja sam zadivljen, ako je bio u direktnom nedjelja predug i dobio bleached? Kako mogu ispraviti ovu. Stavio sam ga u zadnjem dijelu moje apartman (dobro zasjenčen vrt) i čini se da je manje svjetla. Ima i sve blooms.
Bio znatiželjan kako možete oprašiti jedan Božićni kaktus cvijet u, tako da možete proizvoditi sjemena.
Cvjetna promijeniti boju
Ja naslijedila moja majka u zakonima Božićni kaktus biljka 3 godina. Dio off pao oko dvije godine i ja rerooted ga, drugi dio kasnije pao off rerooted da i ja jedan. Izvorna ima crvene blooms i druge dvije, jedna je bijela blooms, a druga je roza blooms. Oni su oboje iz crvene jedan. Sve činite ljepšim. Moje pitanje je, zašto je druga dva procvate bijelim i ružičastim?
S poštovanjem, Brenda Southall
Hugh Landes (hlandes@verizon.com /)
JA pokrenut rezanje od žute Božićni kaktus. To je učinio dobro, a sada je blooms dolaze u ružičastoj. Odakle žute ići
I have light purplish-red growth on my Christmas Cactus. I have repotted it and checked the roots for root rot - Everything checked out ok. The plant seems healthy and bloomed like crazy this past season. I am wondering if it might be due to too much or lack of insufficient light.
some of The leaves on my Christmas Cactus have turned a almost white color and get very limp . It got buds but they did not bloom just fell off. Hope you can help me.
Thanks
I have my grandmother’s Christmas Catus. It is 50+ years old. I’ve had it for about 3 years - it has neither flowered or shown any growth. This Spring I put it outside for the first time - the leaves turned yellow and branches fell off. I believe that was from too much sun. I moved the plant into my screened in porch - repotted it and now it’s “stable” but not doing anything. What’s left is very woody branches about 6-8 inches long. It used to be huge. Is there anyway to save this plant - it means so much to me.
We can’t remember how many years ago we re-potted our huge 50+ yr old Christmas Cactus. It looks a little limp. It is already in a large pot and we would prefer not to go larger as it is already a challenge to move inside or out as the seasons change.
Do you have any pruning advice or advice that would help prevent the plant from getting root bound in it’s current size pot? Can you prune roots? Would you control the branch length by pruning them by say half their length?
Thanks for your advice!
Laura
It appears I have a unique issue with my Christmas cactus. It has roots growing from each “joint” between sections all the way up the leaf branches. There are no distinguished “stems”. The leaves have become even more purple than they were. I just purchased the plant this year so it’s young, I potted it with potting soil, however the pot may have been too small. I put mulch in the bottom for drainage. I just re-potted now. The soil was very loose and damp, not soggy. There didn’t seem to be any roots to this plant under the soil. They didn’t appear to be overcrowded at all. Very odd, it’s almost as if I planted this plant upside down!
I have a Christmas Cactus that I transplanted to larger pot in May outside; live in Southern Cal. It is now blooming in July. Why? I thought they bloomed in December.
Yes, I have a question. On one of the stems of my Christmas cactus the leaves have turned yellow -
What can I do?
My Christmas cactus has done great up until now. It has bloomed every year and seemed to be happy until a month or so ago. All the leaves have wilted to a sickly green and the veins have popped out. I have watered it at intervals and the base of the stems aren’t mushy. I don’t know what to do…please help!
Propagating Christmas cactus cuttings
My moms Christmas cactus is dying… I transplanted to help but nothing has improved. Mom passed away in April and no one tended to the plants so thinking lack of sunshine and ?1st I burned it in the direct sun, and since it was too dry to quick fix.. I overwatered it in the non-draining pot. So I thought transplant and do it right but it might be too late I’m afraid. I’m thinking it got root rot. Is it possible to take a cutting although they don’t look to good and possibly save it? The pic above shows a Y cutting with 3 segments. I’m sorry for being so stupid about this; but I have to ask… am I cutting this into 3 separate cuttings on the one side and another cutting for the other side of the Y? My reasoning…. how would that cutting stand up for rooting in 1 1/2″ soil? I wanted to try water rooting; how much of the leaf is submersed in water? (to prevent rotting)
I managed to save the one plant that had the drainage hole and its recovering from the sunburn nicely. But I would really like to help the other as well..
Any help is greatly appreciated!!!
Thank You Anna
LAST YEAR I TOOK SEGEMENTS FOR STARTING NEW PLANTS. I TOOK GREAT CARE TO LABEL THE SEGMENTS BY COLOR. THE ONES I LABELED AS PINK HAVE GROWN TO BEAUTIFUL PLANTS BUT THEIR COLOR IS LIPSTICK RED.
DO CHRISTMAS CACTUS CHANGE COLOR ?
Actually, I think I have a Thanksgiving Cactus as it is already blooming.
My question is: What do I do about the blooms? Do they fall off on their own or do I have to pinch them off when they are finished?
Also, my cactus seems to do quite well so far by being very dry? Should I water more to make sure it continues to thrive?
Thanks.
Hello,
My christmas cactus has some pink bumps, that seem like bud forming, they are where the flowers usually come from, I am so excited. But are these really floweer buds, they are about milimeter big, but hard, are these really flower buds?
Im Very glad to hear that! Here in Canada the day are getting shorter. The plant is gettin cooler due to the draft from the window. My room doen’t get vented or heated in the winter so everything is going to great. I will have to watch the watering though, some leafs are a bit floppy
I have had 2 cacti for years with no problems. They spend the summers on the front porch with a southern exposure - bright light and little sun. In order to get mine to bloom, I leave them outside until a freeze is predicted, then bring them into the cooler part of the house. By then they have flower buds forming. The longer they stay cool, the longer the bloom lasts. I don’t worry about extended hours of darkness. It seems that by leaving them outside as long as possible, and then bringing them inside, it creates a ‘hothouse-type’ environment which forces it to eventually bloom. Mine have never failed to bloom. I guess I’m pretty lucky with this after reading everyone else’s misfortunes. Mine are 10+ years old. I’ve taken numerous cuttings through the years for friends.
Hello, me again
Its been about over a week or so since I posted about the pink bumps on my cactus. They haven’t grown any bigger. I put the plant on a brighter location and spray it every morning, just the foliage.
Is it normal for it them to take long to start developing into large buds, or am i doing something wrong,or is it too late to fix them. Please answer my question, I don’t want to lose the buds
Hi, Kris! I have been following your site for awhile now and today just confused me. Not that you are wrong because I do not know anything about the “Zygos” but last year I was given what must be a Thanksgiving cactus because it is now budding and blooming all over. My quandary is that I did not do anything special with it. I do live up in the mountains and it never gets very hot so that was a plus. I have used regular house plant fertilizer but other wise just kinda left it alone. IIt has blossoms about 2/12″ long in a white (I was told it would be (cream) but I like the white much better I think. Tomorrow I was going to move it into the living room for the center piece at noon meal. I am afraid now that if I take it in there it will drop all its buds and blossoms. What is your advice in this unusual circumstance. It was a novelty to see this article today. You may have saved my little pretty.
TYIA and I will be looking forward for your reply.
Gayle
My mom has a Christmas cactus that is about 15 years old. I have read the other posts and cannot tell which problem (or which combination) affects my plant. I would appreciate any advice you could provide.
For the past three years, my mom’s plant was in a small pot that was about 3 inches wide and about 4 inches deep. This summer, it looked great. A few months later, it is not the same plant. Althought it is a pretty green, it is quite pitiful otherwise. The leaves/stems are wilting and soft. The leaves keep falling off at the joints or simply breaking off at the base of the plant. Thinking it was root bound, I reported it in a much bigger pot. Instead of improving, it has continuously gotten worse. The base of the plant had started getting a little woodsy but now it looks like it is turning into dead wood. We use to be able to stick the pieces that broke off back in the dirt and they would grow roots, becoming new plants. Now they simply die off. I repotted in Scott’s Miracle Grow Moisture Control potting soil. The soil is not dry; nor is it too wet. How can I help my mom’s plant? (Lighting has not changed.)
Please help! My Christmas cactus has reddish/purplish margins around all the leaves and blotchy red/purple patches on the leaf surfaces. I think I overwatered it for a while last summer. One post made it sound like this is a virus and there is no hope to save the plant. Is that true? Is there any way to get the leaves green again? The plant is several years old and all but the first and second segment nearest the root have the red rims.
HI Debbie
It may not be a virus, but a nutrient deficiency(Phosphorous) or a combination of several problems. You don’t mention if you fertilized during the growing season. You may have some root rot from overwatering and the plant needs time to recover. I’m not sure your plant can be saved but what I would do is transplant it into fresh soil,(eventhough spring is a better time to transplant) water it and then let it go dormant by keeping it on the dry side, but not letting the soil dry out completely. In late winter,when it shows signs of new growth start watering again.
hi, i have a christmas cactus which is now 6yrs old, it`s been placed in direct sunlight and gets a cold draft and it blooms from late november through to february with anything from 4 to 5 full blooms, looks like someone forgot to tell my plant it shouldn`t like it
COLD DAMAGE
My christmas Cactus was doing great in low 30s temperature, but last night, I think it froze. The plant is still green, but droopy. Is there any hope that I can save it? I thawed it out and put it in a window.
Rachel ( afeigle@yahoo.com / )
Several days ago my Christmas Cactus got left on the porch and was exposed to temps in the low 30s . It is usually kepy between 50-60 degrees. Over the last several days, the smaller leaves and some of the newer growth has begun to wilt. Some of the leaves look ok. Is there a chance for the rest of the plant, or will the wilting spread? Is there anything I can do for the parts that still appear healty?
Cynthia Clark
I had my Christmas cactus on my front porch and I was away visiting a sick friend in the hospital I had told my husband to bring it inside because there was going to be a cool snap. When I got home it was 21 degrees and he had forgot my cactus, it now has got real droopy and looks dark green I suppose it froze is there anything I can do to save it. It was in full bloom.
I have a 3 year old plant. It now has buds but the leaves have places that i can only describe as looking like someone used their fingernail to scratch into the leave. It is not edema as it is not brown..just part of the top layer is gone. this is all over the plant. I do not see any signs of pests that are visible. Any idea what this could be?
HI Dandy
Is it possible that the plant was exposed to too much direct sun at some point?
Sandy ( fainc@ipa.net / )
In response to question on my 3 yr old plant…it has been on my dining table which gets light from a SE facing window. Has not had direct sunlight to receive a burn. Do not even put them out on the patio in the summer anymore as i had one totally eaten by something a few years back! Is there anyway to post a picture?
I have had a Christmas Cactus for awhile now in the same window and its been doing quite well,,, it had just started to bloom again, when it got a draft from the window and the leaves went very droopy, and soft…. in the middle there are a few pieces that still seem healthy. Is there anything I can do to save it?
Hi. My Christmas Cactus (over 10 years old) which had been thriving has suddenly started acting weird. The branches of the plant have fallen completely off . One is only holding on by a thread, but has still managed to produce a large bud while in this condition. The ends of these branches turned a brown which seemed to be spreading up from the bottom. We have tried loosening the soil, cleaning the pot, and tried propagating some of the plant (maybe we did it wrong, as they did not make it), but nothing has helped. Is my cactus doomed, or is there hope? I don’t want the poor thing to die!
I have my grandmother’s christmas cactus. I noticed tonight it has set on buds. I have it on the back porch. It gets into the 40s out there at night but not freezing. Will moving it cause it to drop the buds? She always had it blooming but this is the first time it has for me. I kind of neglected it and the cold treatment I didn’t even plan worked! I don’t want it to get too cold but don’t want to move it and have the buds fall off.
Hi again,
The stems are not soft, they are hard, with no sunken discolored bits… it is all just brown. I had reduced then stopped watering it in hopes it would help, (the soil is now dry). The segments are all wilty (And all of the branches are affected it seems) I don’t know if it would even be possible to propagate them…. If we removed all of the branches is it even possible it could re-grow just from roots? It might be time for a new cactus.
If I manage to find one, what is the first thing I should do for it?
I recently received a Christmas Cactus as a Christmas gift and want to be sure I am taking care of it properly. I live in Central Florida and need to know if this plant can be kept outside. Currently it is cool at night between 50-60s, 70-80s during the day. As spring and summer approach it will become much warmer. Will I do any harm to the plant if I keep it on the lanai and out of the direct sunlight?
I inherited a Christmas (Thanksgiving) Cactus from a coworker, and due to the placement of my office, it gets NO sun. At all. Just office lights. It bloomed fine last year and this year, but I don’t think it’s grown at all, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a new leaf on there. Some of the end sections have a red hue to them, as well, or red edges. How can I get this to grow bigger and lose that red, if it’sa problem?
My Christmas Cactus has flowered beautifully around Thanksgiving, and is now starting to bud and flower again. My problem is 1 of the larger budding stems broke off. I found on this site to let it dry a couple of hours, then repot. After a few hours I just placed it into the same pot about and 1-2″ and no water…My question is is there anything else I need to do? Also found your polination tip, and look forward trying it…thanks.
Question on Christmas Cactus : Saw you comment about “White Flies” but the insect on mine is tiny black flies - what can I do?
I need help. I have a Christmas cactus (or part of one) that has been passed from generation to generation.
The one I have has not grown or flowered since we got it about two years ago. In fact I think we are killing it…HELP!
We water it about once a week, and use Jobe fertilizer spikes for flower plants every time we water…What are we doing wrong.
I bought a Christmas cactus from the grocery store about six weeks ago. I placed it near a sunny window and left it in the store pot. It looked great for about three weeks… I watered it once in that period. The watered drained through the soil very fast and I poured off the excess that collected in the outer pot so it wouldn’t have wet feet. The top soil always seemed dry, but I didn’t want to overwater a cactus.
Then flowers started falling off, and it got kind of droopy, with soft stems and a little bit of wrinkling all over the stems. I have a 10-year-old jade plant that does that when it hasn’t been watered for a month or two, and after I water it, the stems perk back up. So I started watering the Christmas cactus lightly about every 10-14 days. I watered the it before going overseas for two weeks. It looked the same when I came back, so I watered it again lightly. Now it’s two weeks later and the cactus is looking worse and is very floppy and a little wrinkled. The top of the soil is always very dry and hard, and the pot feels light, within a day of being watered. It’s getting plenty of light and is at 61 degrees during the day, up to 72 in the afternoon, then down to 65 at night. (Automatic thermostat.)
Why is it drooping so much? Am I over or under watering it? I can’t tell, and I don’t want to kill it.
I bought a Christmas Cactus online and it arrived looking relatively healthy. I repotted it in Miracle Gro potting soil and have only watered it about once a week. I’m not sure, but I think it may have salt burn. I haven’t seen any information about what salt burn looks like, but the soil that the plant came in looked like it had way too much fertilizer in it. My plant is still green, but not growing very well and one of the stems has a small yellow abscess where the soil line was touching it. I have since removed most of the old soil and carefully wiped the stem with a wet papertowel then repotted it. Is this salt burn, and did I do the right thing?
I have a white Christmas cactus that has turned pink. Is there a way to get it to bloom white again?
I have my grandmother’s Christmas cactus which I assume to be 60 to 80 years old. It has been in the same NW facing window for over 8 years. It has not been repotted in at least 10 years. Stems are woody and about an inch thick. Growth is over three feet all the way around. It blooms twice every year, around Christmas and around Easter. New growth appears in late spring or early summer. Occasionally there are dead sections but they are localized.
In the colder months, the house is kept in the low to mid 60’s. I give it a pot of water every two weeks and a dropper full of fertilizer each time. Every once in a while I turn the plant.
Obviously, the plant seems to be doing consistently well. My question is, should I mess with a good thing? Should I cut back on the watering in the fall and winter? Should I not be fertilizing it every time I water, all year long? Should I repot it even though it is likely I will break some parts of the plant in the process?