Christmas Cactus

[Cissy63]

I enjoy my Christmas Cactus plants. And I look forward each year to their blooms.  This year they are blooming well ahead of time.  

As you can see, there are multiple blooms still waiting to open.  

I will take other pictures as the flowers bloom.

Does anyone else share my love for this plant?? If so, please share your pictures with our community!!!

[CynthieLu]

That pot is fabulous! 👌 @ather 

[ather]

@CynthieLu  Thank you! I love it. 

[tsavorite]

@ather ,

That pot for your plant is great!  I like the hair effect, too!

[ather]

@tsavorite  Thank you! I originally had a bunny eared cactus in it but I think my Christmas cactus looks much better. 

[itsfi]

Love the pink blooms @ather; and that pot is beautiful! 😍

[ather]

@itsfi  Thank you!! I should have had a better angle it looks like hair coming out. It’s a fun pot! 

[itsfi]

I love that it looks like hair coming out @ather! It looks awesome!

[ather]

@Cissy63  Oooo so pretty I love it’s red!! 

[Cissy63]

@ather  Yep!!  ❤️❤️ Thank you very much!!

[Cissy63]

The plants are doing so well.  These are from yesterday.  There are so many blooms!!  

 

 

 

 

 

[itsfi]

@Cissy63, I saw a handful of Christmas cactus at Trader Joe's the other day. I'm thinking about going back to maybe pick up one. Do they require a lot of diligent care? I'm gonna have to do some research. I don't have the greenest of thumbs ... 

[Cissy63]

@itsfi   Well I don’t give them a lot of attention!!  Some water when the soil feels dry.  And I think there is some issues that some say put them in different lighting so they will bloom.  I have never done that.  They have stay near this window for years. When we put in the bay window I put them on the window sill. It gets eastern and south eastern sunlight.  They do get some Miracle Gro once in a while.   

Oh I would love to see the plant you choose 🥰

[Cissy63]

So here are some updates on how the plants are doing.  I have kept them in the same location since the summer.   They get very little water.  But last month or possibly late September,  they were given some Miracle Grow with their water.  

The last pictures were on 11/6/22.  And these are from 11/10/22

 

 

 

 

[caitbird]

@Cissy63  your plants are beautiful! I can tell you take really good care of them 🙂 ours is not blooming yet this year, but here are some of mine from years past:

[itsfi]

Oh my goodness, those blooms are gorgeous @caitbird! 😍

[caitbird]

@itsfi  thank you! 😊

[ather]

@caitbird  wow!! These are beautiful!! 

[caitbird]

@ather  thank you!

[Cissy63]

@caitbird   Your plants were beautiful last year❤️ I can’t believe mine are blooming so early!  They bloomed in early December last year.  And then by Christmas time they were done.  But, really I am just happy to see those beautiful flowers any time 🥰

[caitbird]

@Cissy63  thank you! I agree, it is a treat to see them no matter when they bloom 💜

[Cissy63]

And here they were on 11/12/22

In the same spot on my window sill

This window is an Eastern window.  It will get am sun all morning.  And a little southerly afternoon sun, especially in summer 

These pictures are from 11/12/22