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Related: About this forumMy Thanksgiving cactus (Schlumbergera truncata) is blooming
For years I've called my plant a Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera bridgesii). Turns out it's a Thanksgiving cactus!
How do I tell a Christmas cactus from a Thanksgiving cactus?
If you've ever wondered why your Christmas cactus blooms too early, it's because it is likely a Thanksgiving cactus! Thanksgiving cactus blooms about a month earlier in the fall than its fellow holiday bloomer. The traditional Christmas cactus has more delicate, breakable foliage and it isnt as common in the retail floral industry today for that reason. The most obvious way to tell the difference between the two types is to look at the phylloclades, or flattened leaflike stems where photosynthesis occurs. The Thanksgiving cactus has pointy edges; the Christmas cactus has smooth, round edges.
https://www.gardengatemagazine.com/articles/flowers-plants/plant-guide/christmas-cactus-vs-thanksgiving-cactus/
2naSalit
(92,735 posts)That's beautiful!
Hey, wait a minute... didn't you just have a jade tree blooming?
Mousetoescamper
(5,173 posts)The jade's blooming for the first time was reason for celebration! When the tiny buds emerged I sent out birth announcements. The Thanksgiving cactus blooms every year, late November to early December, and sometimes a second time in February. I love having blooming plants indoors during the winter.
2naSalit
(92,735 posts)I have a few that bloomed once and never again so far. I inherited some begonias, big ones. One bloomed right after I got it, had lovely little blossoms. The others have never bloomed for me but when I give anyone a cutting, it will bloom after they get home with it.
The spider plant blooms regularly.
I brought in a potted lobelia but I am not sure it will last much longer. I think it needs longer days. But it still has flowers and a couple new buds.
CaliforniaPeggy
(152,106 posts)That is a stunning photo.
I admire your green thumb. I tend to neglect my indoor plants and sometimes they don't do well. Then I resolve to do better, and so do they!
BTW, thank you for the rec.
Mousetoescamper
(5,173 posts)Keeping some plants and my cat alive makes me feel useful.