Cactus Varieties

Thanksgiving Cactus

Did you know that there are Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter Cacti?  I have a Thanksgiving Cactus.

Best Features:

1) Thanksgiving Cactus leaves are flat with serrated edges.

2) The blooms start on the ends of the leaves in a tube.

3) As they mature, the blooms look like flowers within a flower.

4)  In Pittsburgh, we can’t keep the Thanksgiving Cactus outside year round. This cactus blooms around November when the temperature goes down to about 40°F in the house.

5) The blooms come in bright yellow, white, pink and red and some lighter colors such as pink and white.

6) The soil needs to be moist not soggy!

Last time we talked about blooms, we chatted about Profusion Zinnias.

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