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title: "Hi! I was given a Christmas Cactus a few month ago and recently grew…"
description: "Hi! I was given a Christmas Cactus a few month ago and recently grew it to be big enough to get a new pot! It’s been growing but now I have this other leafy…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Olivia"
published: "2025-03-16T23:02:33.583455Z"
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# Hi! I was given a Christmas Cactus a few month ago and recently grew…

_Posted by Olivia on 2025-03-16_

Hi! I was given a Christmas Cactus a few month ago and recently grew it to be big enough to get a new pot! It’s been growing but now I have this other leafy green plant in the pot and I can’t tell if it’s a weed or something else altogether. Any ideas?

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## 2 comments

### fuey commented on 2025-03-16

A piece of another plant could’ve fallen into it. Does it look like one of your other plants? If not, probably a weed.

If you don’t want it in there you can rip the whole thing out (including the root system) and either toss it or repot it.

### KJM commented on 2025-03-17

The closest I could come is that it might be a Blackfoot or not. This is a weed. Your Christmas cactus is actually a Thanksgiving cactus but they're closely related like kissing cousins.

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