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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1 gilla
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
1 gilla Maybe they are raised in green houses and forced to flower at the wrong times for sale etc.
0 gillningarMy whatever cactus hate me
1 gilla 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.
0 gillningarOh 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 🌵🏜️🌵
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.
0 gillningar
Wow!!! What a pretty fella!
1 gilla Every morning when I open the curtains he seems to have more flowers wow. 🤩
