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title: "This is Doubting Thomas! I called him that as I bought him December…"
description: "This is Doubting Thomas! I called him that as I bought him December 2024 full of tiny buds which all fell off when I got him home. Then as I looked him up I…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Pineapple"
published: "2025-11-29T09:35:49.491087Z"
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# This is Doubting Thomas! I called him that as I bought him December…

_Posted by Pineapple on 2025-11-29_

This is Doubting Thomas!  
I called him that as I bought him December 2024 full of tiny buds which all fell off when I got him home. Then as I looked him up I realised he wasn’t a Christmas cactus at all. He was either an Easter or Thanksgiving cactus!  
So I spent all this year carefully watering, feeding and misting him wondering if he would ever flower.  
Look how he has rewarded me - awe and to think i ever doubted him!

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## 9 comments

### Jneyman commented on 2025-11-29

🤣🤣

### nick commented on 2025-11-29

Stunning. Definitely thanksgiving im sure you know but idk made me think. Ive honestly never seen a Thanksgiving cactus labeled correctly, or even a christmas cactus plant in general at that. Only this one and easter. Idk why that is

#### Pineapple replied on 2025-11-30

Maybe they are raised in green houses and forced to flower at the wrong times for sale etc.

### Sarah commented on 2025-11-30

My whatever cactus hate me

#### Pineapple replied on 2025-11-30

Haha I’m sure he loves you. I was surprised by how much misting watering and fertilising they need. I let mine dry out between watering then let it have a good watering until the excess ran out of the bottom. It seems to have helped.

### PLANT-tastic Girl🪴 commented on 2025-11-30

Oh my gosh I have one and he was sitting in my kitchen window praying that i would move him. And guess what???? I did and look I was THRILLED 🌵🏜️🌵

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#### Pineapple replied on 2025-11-30

Apparently it’s the drop in temperature which triggers them to produce buds. So with Thomas I put him on the kitchen window sill as that is an unheated room. 🥶. Mine started off with one flower then the rest followed.

### Bird’s Nest commented on 2025-11-30

Wow!!! What a pretty fella!

### Pineapple commented on 2025-12-01

Every morning when I open the curtains he seems to have more flowers wow. 🤩

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