I have a large christmas cactus that I bought last year and I was wondering how to get it to bloom again?
2006-08-31 08:36:22 · 10 answers · asked by couchP56 6 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
For the month of October, put them in a dark room for 10-12 hours a night for 4 weeks. Make sure during the day, they get bright light, but no sun. Water as usual, about once a week is sufficient. In November, if you notice any small phyloclades (tips), pinch them off. Toward the end of November, water well and then one week later, give it a very good 'bloomer' plant food, such as Miracle Grow 15-30-15 full strength. The next week water well and then give it one more good dose of the bloomer. They will begin developing buds on each tip and bloom for you at Christmas. They absolutely have to have the dark-light cycle.
2006-08-31 09:20:14 · answer #1 · answered by skyeblue 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Christmas Cacti seem to thrive on benign forget. I easily have mine in a region out of direct mild and it blooms 2 or three times each and every 3 hundred and sixty 5 days. i visit place it right into a cooler region this September nevertheless, basically so as that it particularly is LOADED with plant existence for Christmas. There are a pair of websites that specify what to do. savour your flowering Christmas Cactus - in April. (does that make it an Easter Cactus?)
2016-09-30 05:20:34 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Would you believe it is called a "Christmas cactus" for a reason.I have @ 12 of them (red,white,pink) It is a suculent so only water it once every 2 weeks.Feed it with miracle gro @ once a month.This will keep it healthy through the rest of the year.It will NOT bloom untill @, well, Christmas! I have had them for @ 4 years and they always bloom right on or just before Christmas.Hold off on watering them @ 2 weeks prior to bloom.This will encourage bloom.Make sure they get @ 5 or more hours of sunlight,too.
2006-08-31 08:51:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Just keep it alive - water, mild fertilizer and light. It will re-bloom. Plants go through their natural cycles indoors just as they would in nature. I have a house full of plants that many people throw away after their first bloom (azaleas, poinsettias etc.) and they're beautiful.
2006-08-31 08:44:59 · answer #4 · answered by Daphne 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Gift of the Cacti. Grow beautiful Cristmas, Thanksgiving and Easter cactus after reading this ... Simple, effective techniques for cleaning houseplants. ...http://www.royaletours.co.nz/49/cacti-houseplant-care.html
2006-08-31 13:31:05 · answer #5 · answered by Carol H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ill treat it
deprive it of water allow it to almost dry out for a few months .
It needs to rest until its proper blooming time
Start to water in October ,November
and you should get it to start blooming.
when it is in bud ; spray with folier feed
and pamper it .
2006-08-31 08:52:15 · answer #6 · answered by sweet-cookie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They only bloom once a year usually in December...thus the name.
2006-08-31 16:00:33 · answer #7 · answered by KT 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i just leave mine out and water it like any of my other house plants. they bloom again without doing anything special to them.
2006-08-31 08:41:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wait until Christmas?
2006-08-31 08:41:24 · answer #9 · answered by sethle99 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Give it some miracle grow - and don't overwater it. . .
2006-08-31 08:39:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋