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Christmas Cactus

Christmas Cactus. Rebecca Tims. History. The Christmas Cactus received its name because it would bloom during the Christmas season.

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Christmas Cactus

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  1. Christmas Cactus Rebecca Tims

  2. History • The Christmas Cactus received its name because it would bloom during the Christmas season. • The common Christmas Cactus houseplant is a hybrid of Schlumbergera truncata and Schlumbergera russelliana. This hybrid evolved in England about 150 years ago, but its native origin is in Brazil.

  3. Uses • The countries with warmer climates, such as, Africa, Latin America, and Australia don’t have fir trees to decorate at Christmas time, so they decorate a Christmas Cactus instead. • They are also popular gifts to give on a holiday.

  4. Description & Color • It is a tropical plant. • The flowers on the plant bloom once a year and come in colors of fuchsia, yellow, salmon, pink, white, orange, red and sometimes they will even have more than one color. • The green pointed, leaf-like structures on the plant are actually called cladodes and are modified stem segments. • Could reach 30-45 centimeters tall.

  5. Where They Are Grown • Christmas Cacti need to be kept in a sunny location inside. • They can be moved outside in the summer, but need to be kept in a shady or semi-shady area.

  6. What They Are Grown In • Christmas Cacti should be grown in a pot indoors. • Can be put in a hanging basket.

  7. Life Cycle • Perennial • The first eleven months of the year, the Christmas Cactus is not in bloom • During the twelve month is when it blossoms.

  8. How To Plant & Maintain • Soil- one part coarse sand, one part potting soil and two parts peat. • Your pot needs to have proper drainage. • The ideal spot to put the plant is in a north or east facing window. You can put it in a west or south facing window as long as you have a curtain to diffuse the direct sunlight.

  9. Water Requirements • Summer months- evenly moist soil • Autumn- don’t water as much • Over watering the plant is an easy way to kill it.

  10. Fungal Diseases Susceptible To • “Basal Stem Rot”- brown spots form at the soil line, and as the tissue dies, it turns tan and falls away • “Botrytis Blight”- the flowers die and become covered in a gray fungal growth • “Impatiens Necrotic Spot virus”- plants may have no symptoms or may be yellowed, spotted, or wilted

  11. Insects Susceptible To • Mealybugs and scale insects

  12. Where They Are Sold/Marketed • At stores such as Wal-Mart, Hy-Vee, etc. during the Christmas season. • In floral shops during the Christmas season.

  13. Works Cited • http://www.gardenersgardensupplies.com/christmas-flowers---history-of-the-christmas-cactus.html • http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/cactusFAQs.html • http://www.guide2christmas.com/p1_christmas_cactus.php • http://www.theflowerexpert.com/content/giftflowers/flowersandoccassions/christmas-cactus • http://faq.gardenweb.com/faq/lists/azgard/2003044719003313.html • http://www.demesne.info/Garden-Help/Indoor-Plants/Christmas-cactus.htm • http://www.ehow.com/how_2095829_grow-christmas-cactus.html • http://www.doityourself.com/stry/christmascactus • http://www.christmascactus.org/christmas-cactus-diseases/ • http://ezinearticles.com/?Cactus-and-Christmas-Cactus&id=1583279

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