Decades Old Christmas Cactus Passed Down

Does anyone want to chime in with a Thanksgiving or an Easter cactus? Scroll down for info on how to identify which cactus is which.

So many wonderful comments and stories of Christmas cactuses and geraniums which endure for generations. I heard from loyal blog follower and dear friend and neighbor today. Thanks Tookie

“Dear Kindred Spirit, Reading  everything you’re posting about your mother’s Christmas cactus.  Please add me to the list of those who have and cherish my mother’s Christmas cactus.  I can remember it on her kitchen window sill when I was in grade school and on and on.  She shared part of her plant with me when we moved to our apartment in Aspinwall in the early seventies.  People fuss at me to repot it in a larger,  clay pot.  I do not, but left it tight and pot bound in the original plastic pot in which she gave it to me.  I love how we value so many of the same things!!!  

Love, Took and Jack too”

“A Thanksgiving cactus (Schlumbergera truncata) is a popular, long-lived, rainforest-native houseplant known for its vibrant flowers that bloom in the fall, often at Thanksgiving. It differs from a Christmas cactus by having pointed, spiny-looking leaf-like stem segments, while Christmas cacti have rounded segments. To care for it, provide bright, indirect light, high humidity, well-draining soil, and water when the soil is dry to the touch. Bud set is triggered by short days and cooler temperatures, so starting a light-dark cycle in September.”

Info on the different types of cactus