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Author Message   Wvgal  Posted on Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 06:58 am:    Blooming X-mas cactus!! :) Wvgal   Euphorbphreak  My Weather My Time Posted on Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 04:26 pm:    What a stunning color! And I like how you got the light behind the flower. Is that your crested cactus you had posted before? David, the other CA, 9b/17   Gardenbug  Posted on Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 05:43 pm:    I like the pot too. Gardenbug Ontario zone 4b/5b   Wvgal  Posted on Thursday, December 04, 2003 - 07:19 am:    Thanks! Yep same pot... I was so excited to see this bloom... 'Gonna have to take it outta there in the spring and give it it's own space, ya think??? Wvgal   Euphorbphreak  My Weather My Time Posted on Thursday, December 04, 2003 - 07:42 am:    Yes, you should pot it up separately. Christmas cactus need regularly watering during the year, an amount that would probably kill your beautiful cactus. David, the other CA, 9b/17   Wvgal  Posted on Friday, December 05, 2003 - 06:01 am:    I read somewhere that after they bloom you shouldn't water for a good while. True??? Wvgal   Euphorbphreak  My Weather My Time Posted on Friday, December 05, 2003 - 07:52 am:    WVgal, you can cut back on the water, but don't stop completely. These plants natively grow in trees (epiphytic) and have little capacity to store water, so they can't take dryness like your cactus can. After blooming, I cut back to about half regular watering for about 2 months, then resume regular water and feeding. I never let it get dry to the point that any of the leaf segments start wrinkling or look dessicated. David, the other CA, 9b/17   Wvgal  Posted on Saturday, December 06, 2003 - 07:08 am:    Will do, thanks a bunch!! :) Wvgal

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