How To Make Your Christmas Cactus Bloom - Gardener's Path

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When buds appear, it’s time to return the plant to its usual placement in a temperate room with indirect sunlight, so they can unfurl to reveal their exquisite blossoms.

For a second bloom in spring, you can induce dormancy using the same process six weeks before Easter. However, there are likely to be fewer flowers.

If you do want reliable flowering at Easter, an alternative is a different species of Schlumbergera. S. gaertneri, formerly Hatiora gaertneri, is the Easter cactus.

It has star-shaped blossoms and slightly scalloped margins. The same dormancy process applies, and should be started about six weeks before Easter for spring flowers.

A close up horizontal image of a large Christmas cactus plant with bright pink flowers on a brick mantlepiece in a home, pictured in bright sunshine.

Include Schlumbergera cacti in your holiday decor. They’re easy to grow, live long enough to become family heirlooms, and are easy to propagate via cuttings. And when the buds burst into tropical blossoms, they never cease to delight.

Does your Christmas cactus bloom every year? Do you have any tips for helping it along? Let us know in the comments section below!

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