Lavender Christmas Cactus Plant-Zygocactus – 4″ pot

Value: $15.00
(as of Aug 09,2023 07:17:16 UTC – Particulars)

The Christmas cactus (Zygocactus) is native to the South American jungles. The Christmas cacti are tropical vegetation. They require daylight and the blooms last more with cooler temperatures. Preserve them away from heaters, fireplaces, radiators, furnace ducts, and different warmth sources. Place in a sunny location whereas indoors and if open air through the summer season, discover a place that has a solar/shade combine to forestall the plant from getting burned. One of the best ways to make sure your plant is getting simply the correct amount of water is to attend till the soil is dry on the highest and nonetheless a bit moist towards the underside. Then water the plant till the soil is saturated. Drain off any extra water that accumulates on the underside. Then don’t water once more till the highest half of the soil feels dry to the contact once more. Nicely-drained soil is essential. A top quality cactus combine is nice. If you cannot discover any that’s made for cactus you possibly can combine two components common potting soil with one half coarse sand. With a view to insure your plant will bloom in time for Christmas, you’ll need to offer the plant a relaxation interval. Reduce on the watering leaving the soil solely partly moist. Enable a minimum of 14 hours of complete darkness for the plant at night time and solar through the day, till the buds start to type. Begin the darkish interval in early September. As soon as the buds type they will take from 10 to 12 weeks to totally bloom. After the Christmas cactus is finished blooming you possibly can prune it to incourage new progress. You may additionally discover that the plant will bloom higher subsequent yr whether it is trimmed. As new progress seems within the spring, put a diluted answer of liquid houseplant fertilizer 2 to three weeks after the beginning of the brand new progress.
Homegrown by Hirt’s Gardens
Straightforward to develop. Blooms between Thanksgiving and Christmas
Prefers morning solar or very vivid, oblique mild
Water when dry
The plant you’ll obtain is rising in a 4″ pot