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Christmas Cactus
Is now a good time to start the dark treatment? I thought it was a Thanksgiving cactus, but now I think it is a Christmas cactus.
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Can't tell just yet, but if we saw it in person we'd know. Do you know what color flower this cactus will have? If red, you'll likely see a very rosy cast to where the new growth joins the green cladode. Salmon or white, forget about it just yet. Second thing I'd look at is the fullness of the new bit. The new cladodes are still kind of flat, while the flower buds are a little cylindrical projection. The little tips, those thorny looking projections are on both the leaves/cladodes and the flower bud this early on.
Congratulations and many happy returns.
Congratulations and many happy returns.
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Ok, you were right, it is a new leaf, but hey at least it is growing, right? I am just thrilled about that, as for flowering, I will let it do what it wants, and bloom when it wants. Whenever it does, it will be pretty. The flowers on this cactus are red and white, it was blooming when I first got it. I will find a picture of the bloom and post it below this post.
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