Sunday, December 25, 2016

🌵Holiday 🌸 Cactus🌵

🌵Holiday 🌸 Cactus🌵

 Thank You to my Mother-in-law Carol for this beautiful Christmas Cactus !!!

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Botanically known as  ...

Schlumbergera- a small genus of cacti with six species found in the coastal mountains of south-eastern Brazil.

When I think of a cactus I think of a traditional one with needles sticking out of them  ...

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LIGHTED CACTUS @
Florida Botanical Gardens Foundation.

I hear these plants can last for years ...

P.Allan Smith has one that is at least 75 years old ...

Which is where I went to for tips

 on how to care for this Holiday Plant. 

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How to care for....

Christmas Cactus Outdoors for Summer

I will enjoy taking care of this beautiful plant !!! 

Merry 🌺 Christmas!

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  1. I used to have one and I had it for years and years!! Then it got left outside when it froze a few years back! Bah! No chance of one freezing around here lately!! Yours is beautiful!

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    1. Thanks Linda..I think it will do well here with the Florida climate ...fngers xx'ed !

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