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title: "So I have a Christmas cactus and ever since I’ve had it it has been…"
description: "So I have a Christmas cactus and ever since I’ve had it it has been pretty brown and had like one flower on it. Anybody know what I’m doing wrong or can you…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
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published: "2024-04-07T16:54:19.628847Z"
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# So I have a Christmas cactus and ever since I’ve had it it has been…

_Posted by Mallye on 2024-04-07_

So I have a Christmas cactus and ever since I’ve had it it has been pretty brown and had like one flower on it. Anybody know what I’m doing wrong or can you give me tips on how to take care of it?

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## 7 comments

### Rachael commented on 2024-04-07

Is it getting enough sunlight?

#### Mallye replied on 2024-04-07

Yes

### Beth commented on 2024-04-07

Check on the health of the roots. I've also found, they do need to be stuck in a box between October and November for about 6 weeks where they get no direct sun or much heat in order to bloom. I always just stuck mine in the back of the closet for about 6 weeks and I get blooms.

### Courtney commented on 2024-04-07

Is it getting too much sun? They don’t like direct or full sun. They do like a dormant period as someone mentioned above.

### GratefulGardener commented on 2024-04-08

Are the leaves mushy? If so it could be overwatering. I definitely killed one that way.

### nosugartonight commented on 2024-04-08

Ohio tropics has a great YouTube/blog/and probably also in his book resource about Christmas/thanksgiving or Easter cactus and getting them to bloom

### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-04-08

This is a Thanksgiving cactus! It looks like you need to give it some better draining soil - mine is a slow drinker so the water really needs to run though quickly. They say no direct sun but mine is near a southern window and it’s massive and blooms like crazy every year.

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