How To Properly Care For Your Christmas Cactus
While Poinsettias are probably the most popular Christmas plant, there are many people that wouldn’t consider celebrating the holiday season without a Christmas cactus. The Schlumbergera, or Christmas cactus has been a favorite holiday plant since the 1800’s.
Even though the Christmas cactus is a true cacti, unlike other cacti that normally grow in the heat of the desert, they grow in trees in tropical rain forests. And, therefore don’t like as much sun as most cacti, they should be kept in an area that gets bright indirect sunlight.
Christmas cactus will adapt to low lighting conditions, but they bloom much better when exposed to bright indirect light. They can even be set outdoors and will do quite well as long as they’re not setting in bright sun. And, are brought inside before the weather gets too cold.
Growing Healthy Cactus Indoors
Growing a cactus indoors is one of the easiest things for the budding gardener to attempt, as cacti are plants used to tough growing conditions and lack of care. Although incredibly beautiful, cacti do not require very much care at all and, in fact, thrive in the most difficult of environments, making them perfect for the less-than-qualified grower to attempt. They are ideal plants for the beginner, offering a host of benefits with just a little amount of effort.
All that cacti need to foster growth is a couple of hours of sunlight, a little bit of water, and good soil. Make sure that the soil does not retain large amounts of water as it is easy to over-water plants which thrive in desert areas. In fact, watering only once or twice every four weeks will be enough for the cactus of your choice, although this does vary…
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