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title: "Got my first holiday cactus 😍 any tips appreciated!"
description: "Got my first holiday cactus 😍 any tips appreciated!"
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author: "Crystal"
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# Got my first holiday cactus 😍 any tips appreciated!

_Posted by Crystal on 2024-12-25_

Got my first holiday cactus 😍 any tips appreciated!

## 4 comments

### Ezzeldin Yaqoub commented on 2024-12-25

They like being misted every second day and water it every second week and place it in a place that gets bright indirect sunlight. Also this is a thanksgiving cactus, which are commonly mislabeled as Christmas cactus. The segments being prominently clawed tells you that they are a thanksgiving cactus and I understand how confusing the difference is, even I was confused which one is which.

#### Crystal replied on 2024-12-25

Thank you for the great tips! My sister had told me that most labeled as Christmas cactus are actually Thanksgiving cactus!! It took me awhile to find out for sure-so thank you for that confirmation ☺️

### Ms.Issy commented on 2024-12-25

Congrats! I love mine!  
I would say my best tips are:  
\- bright indirect light (mine lives in an east window. I live in New England).  
\- Repot every year or two, if you give them bigger spaces they will grow to fit \& get large and impressive!  
\- mine blooms most of the late fall/winter. The best I can tell is the lower light where I live during those times triggers it. You could probably mimic that if you live some place with more light, by pulling curtains.  
\- use fertilizer for flowering plants \& dust (I use a feather duster) to keep the leaves clean (the flowers drop pollen).

### Maggie commented on 2024-12-25

Not really a growing tip, but if you want more of the plants, take one of the cactus leaves and plant it in a new pot

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