Christmas cacti vs Thanksgiving cacti

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Mine bloomed but only had a few flowers. It's on the same windowsill right next to the Thanksgiving cacti that bloom so riotously. Maybe Easter cacti don't like the same things Thanksgiving cacti like?
 

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Wow! That's beautiful!

One of mine had a few blooms this year. The other one was dropping leaves :/. Maybe I should move them away from the window.
 
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Wow! Very nice!
 

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Wow! That's beautiful!

One of mine had a few blooms this year. The other one was dropping leaves :/. Maybe I should move them away from the window.
We have a pretty mild climate here and leave it outside year round.
 

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Funny you should post this today, as just yesterday, I noticed my Thanksgiving Cacti are getting buds. Guess I better not tell them Thanksgiving in Canada has come and gone. :lol:
 

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This just showed up in my Facebook feed -

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I've been trying to find an actual Christmas cactus since I found out there was a difference, and they seem to be super rare. Every one I see in stores is a Thanksgiving cactus.

Mine currently don't have any buds so they aren't going to bloom by Thanksgiving this year. They look fine otherwise (good color, new growth, etc.). I don't know what's up with them.
 

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My Thanksgiving cactus is starting to bloom. It was sold as a Christmas cactus, one-half white and on-half red. But, it reliably blooms in November. My real Christmas cactus isn't even budding yet. It will bloom through Easter.
 

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Funny you should post this today, as just yesterday, I noticed my Thanksgiving Cacti are getting buds. Guess I better not tell them Thanksgiving in Canada has come and gone. :lol:
One of mine is getting flower buds, too. They're American Thanksgiving cacti. :lol:
 

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After seeing all of these; makes me want a flowering cactus. Do not care what holiday.

Wonder if Geoffrey would chomp in it???

I have Northeast light.
 

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We call these Zygos, or Zygocactus.. technically not correct but Schlumbergera is too hard to say, and we wouldn't call them Christmas Cactus down here in Australia. of course. They make a lovely display in Winter when so few things bloom.
 

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Wonder if Geoffrey would chomp in it???
My cats love to chomp them, that's why mine are at work, lol. Ok, one is at home, I have it on a wide windowsill surrounded by cat spike mats, but the cats still sometimes manage to get a bite in now and then. The cacti are, fortunately, quite edible and not toxic at all (could still cause vomiting, like grass). But of course Geoffrey might be better behaved. . .
 

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After seeing all of these; makes me want a flowering cactus. Do not care what holiday.

Wonder if Geoffrey would chomp in it???
My cats never touch mine, but then I have them on high glass shelves I've trained them to stay off of. The important thing is to keep them in a room that has the natural length of daylight. They bloom when the days get shorter; that's why Mani's don't bloom at Christmas because it's summer in Australia and the days are long.

I've picked mine up at the grocery store. If yours has a flower section, check there.
 

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Wonder if Geoffrey would chomp in it???
Probably, as Ruby has. But only once, I think. And I didn't even know she had, until I heard the heaving of pending vomit, followed by a puddle with green specks in it. Course I Googled, found out they were non-toxic to cats, and still called the emergency vet, just to be sure.
 

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I discovered that what I thought was a Christmas cactus was an Easter cactus.

My big one is outside on a bench where the cats like to hang out and they've never bothered it.
 

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Sam's Club has big beautiful half red/half white Thanksgiving cacti out for $14.99 right now, for anyone who wants one and has a membership or knows anyone who does.
 

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I was out shopping for outside Christmas planters and while looking saw a bunch of blooming "Christmas" cacti, which now I know are actually Thanksgiving cacti. There was a really pretty white one that caught my eye, but didn't buy as I don't have a place for it.

The buds on my 2 are getting bigger every day, so I should have blooms this week.

Anyone else's about to bloom?
 
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