Show us your Christmas Cacti!

By now your Christmas cacti should either be in full bloom ( Schlumbergera truncata) or bursting with buds (Schlumbergera x buckleyi).

Let's see them....Whether it's a newly purchased plant with a few flowers or an air loom passed down through the generations that now needs a fork lift truck to move, show them off here.



Here are mine. Sadly though they are older photos as all but one have failed to flower this year..


Red!


Gold Charm. I have just 3 buds developing this year.


Samba Brazil. A new purchase which has amazing multicoloured flowers.



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Lovely Coolsox....the Gold Charm is exactly what it says it is

 

Gave mine away as I needed the space, but my small Easter Cactus (Rhipsalidopsis) is about to bloom!!

 

Nearly over.

 

That's outstanding @roders !!

Here's my rather puny Easter Cactus in bloom today..................

 

not in flower yet but this is mine

 

That's a beauty! How long did it take to reach such a size?


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That's a really nice red, never seem to see true red ones for sale here.


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Nice opuntiodes!


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My wife's grandmother had one that stood on a pedestal - I guess about waist high, maybe a bit more, and hung down to the ground - it looks spectacular of course I keep meaning to get a piece of the original plant from my wife's cousin (her's is on the kitchen windowsill, constantly pruned, or knocked!, thus remaining small) as I would like to continue the family tradition.

Any chance you can turn that off so it doesn't appear on every message? Thanks.

 

I think the plant is worth more an the pot!

 

Found this in Google:

Dec 2009:


Jan 2012:


not bad for 2 years growth!

http://dianestexasgarden.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/garden-blog-bloom-day.html

 

This was mine two years ago, after this pic. it fell apart with shear weight.
It is now regrowing as in the other pic.

 

Looked smart Roders. How old was it?