I was given this Christmas Cactus last fall (2010) from a friend.
She was bringing her plants in for the winter and had several cuttings from her Christmas Cactus and shared it with me. She said it probably wouldn't bloom for awhile as it was just repotted.
She also mentioned that it was probably too much light up in the window and it would not have enough dark hours. I liked it up there and it looked pretty as a green plant. I watered and cared for it for a year as a pretty little green plant. I enjoyed it even if wasn't going to bloom. That was OK with me!
The first week of December, I noticed that there were little pink buds on the tips of the plant. Cool! It was going to bloom!
This was the first bloom.
It was cool ...but I didn't remember what the blossoms looked like. I thought that was the bloom, but later that day it opened up more!
There are more buds. More blooms to come. It may be in full bloom by Christmas!
I am not sure if I have a green thumb. I think it is the weekly watering and the south window.
My Christmas Cactus makes me smile.
May you enjoy all the blooms in your life...
Marcia
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