Heartwarming False Christmas Cactus

Nutritional needs Christmas cactus leaves turning yellow may be an indication that the plant is lacking necessary nutrients especially if you dont fertilize regularly.

False christmas cactus. The whole stem makes a bit of a Y shape. The following 3 species originally belonged to Hatiora and were later moved to Schlumbergera. Keep your Christmas cactus cool.

Truncata more commonly known as crab cactus false Christmas cactus or Thanksgiving cactus. The leaves of a Christmas cactus Schlumbergera truncata are technically not leaves. As its name suggests it typically blooms about four weeks earlier than Christmas cactus.

They are cladodes a type of stem. They will be held at the end of the stems. The false Christmas cactus Schlumbergera truncata more commonly called the Thanksgiving or holiday cactus typically begins blooming in the fall continuing through January.

It blooms colorful flowers from November through. They are sessile attached to each other flattened lobed and truncate feel smooth are a bit serrated in their margins glossy but not glaucous segmented those segments are. Feed the plant monthly from spring until mid-autumn using an all-purpose liquid fertilizer.

Taking care of your Christmas Cactus is. False Christmas Cactus may have difficulty thriving and will drop leaves without ample sunlight. Cut down on watering your Christmas Cactus to allow the soil to maintain its moisture.

Ideally you want it between 50 and 55 degrees Fahrenheit. The false Christmas cactus will have stems that have an open branch habit and the margins will have soft points or teeth. Christmas cactus Schlumbergera bridgesii a succulent epiphyte or air plant produces deep green glossy stem segments with scalloped edges.