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Mariposa777

My Christmas cactus has not flowered in a while. Any advice on how to change that?

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  1. monster_maniac

    they flower according to season ex: thanksgiving cactus blooms in thanksgiving easter cactus blooms in easter so on and so on it could just be you have a different version

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  2. Ms.Issy

    What sort of fertilizer do you use? I’ve had good luck with mine flowering when I use a flowering plant specific fertilizer. I also believe that periods of increased darkness help jump start flowering. So, depending on where you live it might not get dark enough naturally to trigger it.

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    • Mariposa777

      I don’t use any fertilizer, maybe that’s one of the reasons and also I have it by my window so it hasn’t had much darkness so I’ll try the flower fertilizer and change the location to a darker place Thanks

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    • Ms.Issy

      I hope it helps! I’ve never had to deal with artificially inducing flowers as I live in New England & “the dark” could be a whole season on its own! But, I bet you can find a bunch of info on YouTube. 😊

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  3. Sunny

    There are several web pages on getting them to flower. Start about a month before the season. Keep it in TOTAL darkness 10-12 hours. Turning on a light or opening a door restarts the whole process. So, keep the plant in a closet or under a laundry basket covered with light blocking material. Put in bright light during the day. It typically starts putting out buds in a month. 🪴🍀

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    • Mariposa777

      Thank you!

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