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title: "Hi! I am a new plant mom and love it! I have a Christmas cactus that…"
description: "Hi! I am a new plant mom and love it! I have a Christmas cactus that I found on the side of the road. It was alive in good condition so I scooped it up and…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Lauren"
published: "2024-12-28T05:58:37.497359Z"
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# Hi! I am a new plant mom and love it! I have a Christmas cactus that…

_Posted by Lauren on 2024-12-28_

Hi! I am a new plant mom and love it! I have a Christmas cactus that I found on the side of the road. It was alive in good condition so I scooped it up and repotted it! It had lots of flowers bloom from it but unfortunately the flowers keep dying and falling off. I water it when my app tells me to but it keeps happening. Any tips on keeping the flowers alive and thriving?! Thank you!!!

(I attached a picture of all the flowers. They have all fallen off now :( )

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/54kjo1UjnXm6rpuXkHF-FVIuAgSbOD-uXHZ9JtoYbo4/8EGxr8aWQf-Gr4GOdG2E-Q.webp?size=large)

## 7 comments

### Lauren commented on 2024-12-28

After reading some other post on here I realized this may be a Thanksgiving cactus! And that the leaves drying up may be normal and a part of its process?! Still any comments help!

### Sharon commented on 2024-12-28

How long ago did you repot it? They often lose flowers if repotted during the bud development or bloom period

#### Kades replied on 2024-12-28

Also very possible!

#### Lauren replied on 2024-12-28

I did repot it in October! That could be why thank you!

### Kades commented on 2024-12-28

The flowers themselves don’t last too long, it looks like it still has some buds so it should continue blooming though!

### Sunshine commented on 2024-12-28

It's beautiful! The website Epic Gardening has some really good tips and tricks on caring for these.

#### Lauren replied on 2024-12-28

Awesome thank you so much

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