Indoor Gardening and Houseplants: My Thnaksgiving cactus is in bloom, 3 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
Tommy--

That is a very nice close-up....
I have so many pictures of my Th-Giv. cactus--I do not want to
choose which to post. Many colors too.....

Let me show you the REAL/TRUE Christmas cactus in bloom. The color is fuchsia.

Differences from the TH.-Giv. Cactus.

*The stems have a pendulous growth habit--leaves are smaller and slim.
*Also note--the leaves have no points--but are just lightly scalloped.
*And--the blooms hang straight down-vs swinging upward as in the TG Cactus.
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This was a gift from someone on DG--as 5 small cuttings in Nov. 2012.
I was tickled to see it bloom so well this past Christmas.(2014).

1--Here is the whole plant
2--Some fronds with blooms
3--Bloom close-up--see how it hangs straight down? Love this shot!
4--This is how this plant started--from 5 cuttings from "Birder" on DG.
It grew very well and fast....

Gita

This message was edited Mar 4, 2015 10:14 PM