Hello from Ten Gables Cottage,I have been busy all day taking down Christmas decorations and trying to clean a bit as I go. I stopped by the back porch to admire the light coral colored Christmas Cactus that has finally started to bloom. It is only 2 years old, but is getting pretty big and I think it really will need to be repotted after it finishes blooming.
The white one that started blooming in November now has turned pink and the cactus part has turned red! Surprise! Is this common? It is full of bloom and they all hang down from the pot, as you can see in the photograph.
I hope some of you gardeners can tell me about Christmas cactus, as I just got tiny plants last Christmas and put in a little bigger pots and mainly ignored them during the summer, watering only occasionally. I was at a lady's home this summer and she had a huge one in her den that she keeps inside. I just left mine outside all year around. I did cover them during our cold spell. Your comments are appreciated!
Your Christmas cactus are beautiful. Mine didn't flower this year. I know they need certain light at certain times of the year, but I just move them around my house wherever I have room. Here up north, they are houseplants. Mine are cuttings from my great-grandmother's plant. As far as I know, no one in my family ever bothered to replant thier Christmas cactus.
ReplyDeleteI saw your painted gourds - love the snowmen. I should do that with the few gourds I have left.
Thank you, Bonnie. I would certainly cherish a great-grandmother's plant! Wow! My two were on the north west side of the porch all year and that is probably the brightest light without being scorching hot. I have some more guords to paint, too. I thought about trying to paint them like animals??????
ReplyDeleteEgretta, you did exactly what I do for my Christmas cactus. No special light needs required. Since it is a succulent type plant or tropical keep it warm in the winter. You may just want to give coral colored one water a little earlier next summer. Enjoy.
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