I’ve taken over care of these Christmas cacti, dad has had them for about 6 years and the big one has never been repotted. It doesn’t smell like root rot but look at her 🥲what do I do? The little one is actually flowering but still crispy. Help! Thank you!
Definitely check for root rot. If that isn't it, it might actually be dehydrated (these are a bit weird because they're tropical and get a lot more water than desert succulents.) If it's rot or just as a backup plan, take a few cuttings from the healthy part and propagate. If it's rot, propping is the best way to save it; if not, you just get a bonus plant that you can replant with the rest of it later
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Mine has some striations with age…If it’s not root rot and environment, I’d say saturate the soil if it not wet and make sure whatever window it’s in there isn’t a ton of heat reflecting onto the leaves. These plants are very resilient.
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