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What kind of succulent plant is the golden rat tail cactus?
The golden rat tail cactus is a perennial succulent plant in the cactus family. It originates from Mexico in the Americas, and its stems are slender and soft. Its flowers are brightly coloured, and it can be grown as a hanging plant to create a striking display, with a flowering period from April to June. The stems are slender and cylindrical, 1.5-2.5 cm thick, and up to 1...
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Cactus plants handled this way survive even below 5°C in winter and bloom all over next year
Xiao Qi shows you step by step how to grow flowers. Which cactus plants can safely overwinter outdoors in the north or below 5°C? Most cactus plants can safely overwinter above 0°C and below 5°C, but there is one prerequisite: we...
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How to care for Christmas cactus during its summer dormancy? Keep these precautions in mind
The Christmas cactus has beautiful, brightly colored flowers, and many people like to keep one at home, but it is important to note that the Christmas cactus does go dormant, and we need to take good care of it during the dormancy period so that it can produce beautiful flowers when it blooms....
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Grow Christmas cactus this way, and it will burst into bloom, pot overflowing, one flush of flowers after another
Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera) likes warmth, moisture and light, and the soil should be a loose, fertile humus soil. Among these, temperature has the greatest effect on Christmas cactus; the temperature during the stage before flowering determines whether the Christmas cactus can bloom abundantly. The flowering temperature for Christmas cactus...
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What is the succulent Cleistocactus? Let us introduce you to this succulent
Cleistocactus, also known as yellow old man cactus, belongs to the genus Cleistocactus in the Cactaceae family. Its stem is cylindrical, 60-70 cm tall and 10 cm in diameter, and it readily produces branches at the base. It has 30 or more ribs, with closely arranged areoles. It has 15 radial spines, bristle-like, 0.3-0.7 cm long, yellow-white...
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How to Graft Christmas Cactus onto Cactus
Whenever I hear "red flowers need green leaves to set them off," the first plant that comes to mind is always the Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera). Its leaves are emerald green, opening out like crab claws, while the flowers grow horizontally at the tips of those "crab claws," in a vivid crimson that seems...
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What to do about root rot in Christmas cactus? A few tricks to rescue it fast
The Christmas cactus is delicate and beautiful, and it is the darling of many growers; as an ornamental plant it is also hugely popular! But good looks are only one side of things, and for many novice growers, the root rot problem of the Christmas cactus is truly a big...
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How to graft a Christmas cactus? You will master the detailed grafting method at a glance
There are mainly two ways to propagate a Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera truncata): cuttings and grafting. Although the survival rate of cuttings is high, the plants produced are not attractive, so grafting is generally used more often. Below, the editor will explain the grafting method for Christmas cactus: The Christmas cactus...
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Key points for getting your Christmas cactus through summer: it grows well in autumn and blooms all over in winter
Start of Summer has already passed, and we are about to enter the high-temperature season of summer. This season is very difficult for the Christmas cactus to get through. Because when the temperature is above 30°C, the Christmas cactus enters a dormant state. Because it enters dormancy...
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Why does the Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera) easily drop flowers and buds? Pay attention to these points and blooming profusely won't be difficult
The Christmas cactus is an epiphytic small shrub. Its flattened, multi-jointed leaf-like stems are thick and fleshy, ovate, bright green, with truncate tips and coarsely toothed edges. The flowers grow at the tips of the stems, with the perianth opening and reflexing; flower colors include light purple, yellow, red, pure white, pink...
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