Pink Christmas Cactus Plant – Zygocactus – 4″ Pot

The Christmas cactus is native to the South American jungles. The flowers bloom annually and are available shades of fuchsia, yellow, salmon, pink, white, orange, crimson and generally will also have a mixture of the colours. The Christmas cacti are tropical crops. They require daylight and the blooms last more with cooler temperatures. Maintain them away from heaters, fireplaces, radiators, furnace ducts, and different warmth sources. Place in a sunny location whereas indoors and if open air throughout the summer time, discover a place that has a solar/shade combine to stop the plant from getting burned. The easiest way to make certain your plant is getting simply the correct amount of water is to attend till the soil is dry on the highest and nonetheless a bit moist towards the underside. Then water the plant till the soil is saturated. Drain off any extra water that accumulates on the underside. Then don’t water once more till the highest half of the soil feels dry to the contact once more. Properly-drained soil is essential. A top quality cactus combine is nice. If you cannot discover any that’s made for cactus you may combine two components common potting soil with one half coarse sand. With a view to insure your plant will bloom in time for Christmas, you have to to provide the plant a relaxation interval. In the reduction of on the watering leaving the soil solely partly moist. Permit no less than 14 hours of complete darkness for the plant at evening and solar throughout the day, till the buds start to type. Begin the darkish interval in early September. As soon as the buds type they’ll take from 10 to 12 weeks to completely bloom. After the Christmas cactus is completed blooming you may prune it to incourage new progress. You may additionally discover that the plant will bloom higher subsequent yr whether it is trimmed. As new progress seems within the spring, put a diluted resolution of liquid houseplant fertilizer 2 to three weeks after the beginning of the brand new progress. The cactus ought to be repotted each 2 to three years relying on how depleted the soil is. Repotting ought to be achieved within the spring.
Simple to develop home plant
Prefers some solar
Water when dry
With correct care will bloom between Thanksgiving and Christmas
Rapid delivery in 4″ pot.