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title: "Ok, so I'm totally not an expert on Christmas cactuses. Does the new…"
description: "Ok, so I'm totally not an expert on Christmas cactuses. Does the new growth look...weird? And what do all the roots it's growing mean?"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "PlantMom829"
published: "2026-08-26T18:38:08.294623Z"
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# Ok, so I'm totally not an expert on Christmas cactuses. Does the new…

_Posted by PlantMom829 on 2026-08-26_

Ok, so I'm totally not an expert on Christmas cactuses. Does the new growth look...weird? And what do all the roots it's growing mean?

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## 4 comments

### Matilda commented on 2026-08-26

New growth looks normal to me! The new leaves come in very tiny and cute, and the whole leaf will grow at once

### plantgeek commented on 2026-08-26

totally normal! the holiday cactuses are epiphytic, meaning they'd climb up trees. the roots just mean it's looking for something to climb. you actually have an easter cactus

#### Karzdan replied on 2026-08-27

This!

### Amateur plant mama commented on 2026-08-26

All looks normal and happy to me

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