by Lisa Steinkopf | Apr 7, 2021 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Holiday Plants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Help, Houseplant Profile
My Grandma Eldred’s Easter cactus Since Easter season is here, (the Cadbury eggs are in the stores!) I thought I’d share a picture of my Easter cactus, which once belonged to my Grandma Eldred. Background This cactus, Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri, is native to...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Nov 27, 2019 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Profile
I have been asked many times if Schlumbergera or Thanksgiving and Christmas cacti are really cacti. Schlumbergera are cacti, but they are not desert cacti; they come from Brazil. All the holiday cacti, including Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Easter are epiphytic jungle...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Jan 3, 2013 | BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Profile
Most people aren’t aware there is a difference between Christmas cactus and Thanksgiving cactus. I had only seen the latter, until last December. I saw one at the Winn, MI antique store and then the same week, at my Aunt Gloria’s home. Of course, usually,...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Nov 19, 2011 | BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Profile
I love this time of year. The holiday season is here, and it’s time for the Thanksgiving cactus to bloom. Some of mine are in bloom, but the Christmas cactus is just budding up. What is the difference? Thanksgiving cactus, or Schlumbergera truncata, is also...
