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Schlumbergera, Zygocactus, Rhipsalidopsis -
their common names are Christmas, Thanksgiving
and Easter Cactus. The common names for these
plants indicate the blooming period of the different
varieties. Unlike desert cacti that live in areas
deficient in moisture, these plants grow on trees like
certain orchids. Their native habitat is in the jungles
of Brazil. In colder climates, these plants are sold as
house plants. They are easy to grow, they have no
thorns, and best placed in filtered sunlight at room
temperature not dropping lower than 45 degrees.
They do require rich porous soil and being frequently
watered with liquid fertilizer. They can be moved
outside to a sheltered area during the summer. The
color choice of these flowering plants ranges from
white, fuschia, bright red, lavender and pink. The
plants offered for sale at garden centers are a
selection of many hybrids.
S. bridgesil (often sold as Zygocactus truncatus),
Christmas cactus, can grow to three feet across with
arching, drooping branches. The branches are
flattened, scalloped, smooth, bright green, spineless,
1 1/2-inch joints. The flowers are many-petaled,
tubular, up to three inches long, flowering at
Christmas time.
S. truncata (Zygocactus trancatus), Thanksgiving
cactus, is also called Crab cactus. It has joints 1/2
inch long, sharply toothed, with two large teeth at the
end of the last joint. Flowers are short-tubed, with
spreading, pointed petals. It blooms in November
and March.
S. gaertneri (Rhipsalidopsis gaetneri), Easter
cactus, has flowers that are many-petaled, and star-
like shaped. This plant blooms in April and May,
and often again in September.
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TRILLIUM
(adapted from Sunset Western Garden Book)
Also according to Sunset W estern G arden
Book, these plants are often confused in the nursery
trade as to their names, flowering times, and
structure of branches, as there is a large selection of
hybrids now available.
The jungle cacti I have raised are all over fifteen
years old. Depending on conditions, they bloom
several times throughout the year. I use time-
released fertilizer and water them once a week using
Safer Oxygen Plus liquid plant food. Oxygen Plus
helps prevent damage from over-watering while it
fertilizes. During the summer 1 place the plants in
my garden shed which has filtered light from the
corrugated clear plastic roof. This year the two
largest Christmas and Thanksgiving Cacti had
formed buds in October. They both have continued
to bloom throughout November. The bright red one
is now three feet across with more upright branches.
The fuschia blooming plant is not as large and its
branches droop down to a length of 1 1/2 feet. My
Easter Cactus is a miniature and blooms in the spring
with tiny lavender star-like flowers.
Celebrating the holidays with flowering plants
extends a gardener’s wish to have a continuous
garden.
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of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man’s
concerns, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his
existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
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