Comments on A Garden for the House: November Brilliance: The "Thanksgiving" Cactus (S...

John - sorry for the delayed response! No, rebloom...

2009-12-03T12:39:13.469-05:00

John - sorry for the delayed response! No, reblooming in early spring is not at all unusual for truncate, although the show at that time is not so glamorous as the one in November.

My thanksgiving cactus blooms in November, and aga...

2009-11-09T19:21:38.475-05:00

My thanksgiving cactus blooms in November, and again a few months later. Is that unusual?

Ryan - Welcome! So glad you are finding ideas here...

2009-11-09T08:09:45.786-05:00

Ryan - Welcome! So glad you are finding ideas here for your new home.

Katreader - LOL! What a story -- especially the tray part! I guess Schlumbergera is one tenacious plant!

My mom got me one a few years ago. It had always d...

2009-11-08T19:29:08.870-05:00

My mom got me one a few years ago. It had always done well-blooming at Thanksgiving. I'm not the best at watering my indoor plants ( I know, for shame!) And I actually thought I lost this beautiful plant a few months ago when Calumet, one of my cats, knocked it over and a tray landed on top of it-squashing it. The poor thing looked pitiful, but I put it back & hoped for the best. Imagine my surprise today when I went to water my plants and saw the cactus starting to bloom. What a great plant!

Kevin: Congratulations on your terrific website. ...

2009-11-06T23:02:09.187-05:00

Kevin:

Congratulations on your terrific website. I just came across it. I have just moved into a big house and will use some of your many ideas to brighten it up. Ryan

I'd always heard that the Christmas - er - Thanksg...

2009-11-03T06:32:57.285-05:00

I'd always heard that the Christmas - er - Thanksgiving cactus made a nice heirloom plant, one that could be passed down from generation to generation. Tammy's plant confirms this hearsay!

Tammy - nice to meet you! And, what a happy story!...

2009-11-02T20:51:13.279-05:00

Tammy - nice to meet you! And, what a happy story! I can only imagine how beautiful a plant of that age must be.

Hope to "see" you again!

Wow, thanks for this info. I rescued one of these ...

2009-11-02T20:22:07.834-05:00

Wow, thanks for this info. I rescued one of these from a trash can when I was in college 25 years ago -- it was a pathetic little thing. Today it's about 2 feet in diameter and blooms up a storm every November. And its offspring have been given to countless friends. Gorgeous, gorgeous plant -- and didn't know 'til now that it's not a Christmas cactus!

Dear ticked-off-Justin: It's the growers, rather t...

2009-11-02T19:17:03.363-05:00

Dear ticked-off-Justin: It's the growers, rather than the florists and garden centers, who are to blame. And until we who care about named varieties make a fuss, they will continue to label plants insufficiently (and sometimes inaccurately).

Gregory - I root mine in the same kind of soil the plants grow in.

Samantha - so glad you've identified your cactus as the Thanksgiving one.

Is there a special medium (vermiculite?) required ...

2009-11-02T17:46:51.156-05:00

Is there a special medium (vermiculite?) required for truncate propagation?

Kevin, I was amused to read of the different varie...

2009-11-02T15:48:01.075-05:00

Kevin, I was amused to read of the different varieties of the thanksgiving cactus. Why can't florists and garden centers ever label the plants by variety-name? Its always "Red Christmas Cactus" or "White Christmas Cactus," etc.

This really ticks. me. off.

Well, that's an eye-opener! Since my red "Christma...

2009-11-02T15:12:53.406-05:00

Well, that's an eye-opener! Since my red "Christmas" cactus has jagged segments, I guess its really the "Thanksgiving" kind. It is all budded up now, and on the verge of bloom. Can't wait!