I’m pretty sure my Christmas cacti are actually the Thanksgiving variety. They are in full bloom. Here’s one of them.
The other one used to be all light pink.
I think there has been a little hanky-panky going on after hours around here.
By the way, I’m still only getting about 1 out of 5 comments emailed to me. I try to check back to see if anyone has commented, but if I miss one and don’t reply, that’s why.
Mine bloomed this week, too. I can’t remember when it actually bloomed in December.
I envy your being able to keep plants alive abilities. I don’t have that skill.
Oh my… cacti hanki panki!!
“Christmas Cactus – Has wide and flat segmented leaves that are smaller and rounder than the other two cacti. The edges of the leaves have small indentations (scallops) in contrast to the Thanksgiving Cactus leaves that have outward pointed claws. Put another way, the stem edges are smooth and crenellated (slightly notched) but never toothed or jagged like the Thanksgiving Cactus. The end or tip of each segment is very slightly curved but can look almost flat across.
Thanksgiving Cactus – Has broad segmented leaves with serrated (jagged) edges on each side. The serrated edges form into points. There are 2-4 points on each side. (The distinctive claw shaped pointed projections inspired the creative names Crab Claw Cactus or Claw Cactus.) The end of the last segment is slightly concave with a point on each side.
Easter Cactus – Has flat segmented leaves that are similar in some ways to the Christmas Cactus. There are slight scallops on the edges of the leaves but the shape is much subtler than the Christmas Cactus. The Christmas Cactus indentations are more tear drop in shape. The Easter Cactus shape is merely slight indentations. The most significant difference are the small bristles on the end of each leaf. There are no bristles on either the Thanksgiving Cactus or the Christmas Cactus.
1. Thanksgiving Cactus, 2. Christmas Cactus, 3. Easter Cactus Stems
I used to have plants, ferns, cactus, coleus, all sorts of lovely plants. Then the heat left the building in February (Minnesota winters are not noted for their warmth) and they all died. Since then, we have moved too often, traveled too much and everything gifted to us has died off.
So I am vicariously enjoying the blooms from your house. Thank you for posting the pictures!
Christmas cactus always bring my grandmother to mind. She had lots of them in a little “greenhouse” room of her house.
Mine is just starting to bloom-right in time for Thanksgiving, again, LOL. Yours are absolutely gorgeous!!
Beautiful! Mine have bloomed as early as Halloween. There is often a second, smaller round of flowers in early spring. Cactus does what it wants!