This excellent article tells all you need to know about these holliday favorites.
Holiday Cacti
Chris Currey, University of Minnesota Graduate Student
Thanksgiving cactus, Christmas cactus, Easter cactus…what about Halloween cactus, Valentine’s Day cactus or Mother’s Day cactus? Three different holiday cacti are probably enough for now! With Thanksgiving approaching and Christmas not far off the horizon, it seems like an appropriate time to learn about the differences and similarities of the flowering cacti named after these holidays.
There are two types of Holiday cacti: the Thanksgiving and Christmas cacti. Both plants are classified in the genus Schlumbergera, which is named for the French cactus collector and nurseryman Fr_
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