Secret to Year-Round Blooms: How to Make Your Christmas Cactus Flower Multiple Times a Year
- Identifying Varieties: Recognize different types of holiday cacti (Thanksgiving Christmas Easter) by their segment shapes and blooming times.
- Optimal Environment: Provide bright indirect sunlight and keep temperatures between 60-75°F. Move indoors if temperatures drop below 50°F.
- Watering and Humidity: Water thoroughly but allow the soil to dry between waterings. Use a tray with water and pebbles to increase humidity around the plant.
- Nutrition and Repotting: Fertilize monthly during blooming and bi-weekly post-bloom. Repot only when necessary into slightly larger pots.
- Inducing Blooms: Ensure 12-14 hours of darkness at cooler temperatures (50-55°F) for about four weeks to stimulate budding.
- Propagation: After blooming take cuttings from leaf segments to grow new plants.