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title: "Should this be happening? I thought it was known as a “Christmas…"
description: "Should this be happening? I thought it was known as a “Christmas Cactus” for a reason? lol"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/OlSeW7UYSUWAjHlcxGdIQw/nu781RtqTKGodSyrCxtKvg"
community: "Show your plants"
author: "JohnCiacc"
published: "2024-03-08T12:45:41.945807Z"
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# Should this be happening? I thought it was known as a “Christmas…

_Posted by JohnCiacc on 2024-03-08_

Should this be happening? I thought it was known as a “Christmas Cactus” for a reason? lol

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## 5 comments

### RoseRed commented on 2024-03-08

Maybe it’s an Easter Cactus? I’ve heard these are mislabeled as Christmas cactuses. I have one that looks like it’s starting to form buds

### Allison Richartz commented on 2024-03-08

#notmad 😅😍

### Madison commented on 2024-03-08

mine is doing the same thing, it bloomed around christmas, but now it’s starting to bud again

#### JohnCiacc replied on 2024-03-08

Same here! Not mad about it!

### Sunny commented on 2024-03-08

It’s really a Thanksgiving cactus based on the pointy bat ears! Mine is still blooming one flower a month!

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