Download Zygocactus Thanksgiving Images. This tough epiphytic succulent has showy flowers that bloom in the winter, usually around thanksgiving, hence the most popular common name thanksgiving cactus. All three cacti are epiphytes, growing naturally in trees in the rainforests of brazil.
SCHLUMBERGERA "BRIDGE PORT" | Christmas cactus, Holiday ... from i.pinimg.com The flowers are produced from notches in these stems or from the tips. There are slight scallops on the edges of the leaves but the shape is much subtle. Soil that is too wet causes christmas cactus problems too.
The edges of the leaves have small indentations (scallops) in contrast to the thanksgiving cactus leaves that have outward pointed claws.
What is the name of the thanksgiving cactus? Both the christmas cactus and thanksgiving cactus fall under the genus schlumbergera. The flowers are more pendulous and droop straight down from the ovary. See full list on desertsucculents.com
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