Blooming schlumberega?!?!?!

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sarracenialuver

• Feb 21, 2003

• #1

Hi,
My christmas cacti is blooming again, it just bloomed a month ago, and theres a bud coming up, what should I do? Thanks,
Kevin

 

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sarracenialuver

• Feb 22, 2003

• #2

can anybody figure it out?

 

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BjørnNorman

• Feb 23, 2003

• #3

Hi Kevin
Christmas cactus are cactus from the Brazilian jungle , here in Norway are they very popular and was one of the first house plants that came to Norway in 1800, I think,
they like it moist wend they are bloming, wend they are not bloming, water them every time wend the dry a little bit. Keep them outside in the summer, they like that and that also help them bloom later in the winter or sooner.hope this help
Bjørn

 

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sarracenialuver

• Feb 23, 2003

• #4

thanks you BjØrn! I will keep the soil dryer now!
Kevin

 

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BjørnNorman

• Feb 24, 2003

• #5

Hi Kevin, I forgot to say that they like it more shade than other cactus...
Bjørn

 

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carnivorous23

• Feb 25, 2003

• #6

They aren't self-fertile, so if you want seeds, you'll need pollen from another plant. I just recently tried this on my moms plant, and it seems like a pretty easy plant to pollinate, allthough it takes a long time for seed to ripen.

 

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sarracenialuver

• Mar 2, 2003

• #7

I did that last year, at a local grocery store, they had some plants with ripe pllen, i "borrowed" some and i transfered it to my plants stigma, but I didnt get any seed

, thanks,
Kevin

 

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Tamlin Dawnstar

• Mar 10, 2003

• #8

Flowering is short day dependent: to get the best results lights should be off after sunset from about October until the buds set (usually in Dec.). Although it likes it dry after flowering, keep it moist at other times: this is not a desert cactus but a tropical tree growing form.