Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Holiday Cacti General Discussion Forum, 1 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
Mary! That is an excellent site! I bookmarked it....++

I have NEVER seen a true Christmas cactus.
I have had an Easter cactus for several years now.

I am SO guilty of ignoring the water needs of these--and they get all dry,,,,
I just think that it is OK--but it is not! From the 2 links--you can see the times of year
that they need watering--and when not to. Shame on me!!!

I tell everyone else how to care for plants--and I tend to neglect them...
Luckily, I am fortunate to never have had any insect problems on any of my plants.
Perhaps, it is because I treat all my plants with Systemic Granules a couple of
weeks before I bring them in. ALL of them!

Just checked my Easter cactus--and the leaves look pretty sad--nor plump at all....
Maybe I should transplant it--not b/c it needs a bigger pot--but I bet it would love
some fresh soil.
I also have an off-shoot of this growing in a 4" clay pot. That definitely needs to move up!

The Easter cactus is also known as "Star cactus" b/c of the blooms...
You can buy these around Easter--sold in 4" pots at HD and such.
Just get one and let it grow!

Here is a picture of my Easter Cactus a few years ago...(2006).