It blooms in the darkest months
Christmas cactus · Schlumbergera
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When the light is shortest, it opens anyway. A quiet promise for the hardest part of the year.
The good it does: winter bloomer · long lived.
Ships Monday to Friday · replaced free if it arrives less than well
How to keep it happy
Bright, indirect light. Water when the top inch dries, more than a desert cactus wants. Cool nights and long autumn darkness set the buds, so don't move it once they form.
Plant details & care
- Botanical name: Schlumbergera truncata
- Common names: Zygocactus, Christmas Cactus
Zygocactus also known as Thanksgiving cactus, holiday cactus, or crab cactus. The crab name refers to the leaf-shaped stem segments that have curved, pointed teeth or claws along the edges. The Easter cactus (Schlumbergera buckleyi) has rounded edges on its leaf segments.
Care: A Christmas cactus needs bright indirect light, regular watering when the soil dries a bit, and cooler nights to help it bloom. Colors sold as assortments based on current availability
How it arrives
Potted, packed by hand at the nursery, and shipped Monday to Friday, usually within a day or two of your order. In cold months we tuck in a heat pack; in a hard freeze we hold your order and send a card that says it is on the way.
Our happy-plant promise
If your plant arrives worse for the journey, tell us within 48 hours and we'll send another, no forms, no fuss. Living things deserve second chances; so do deliveries.
Goes gently with
A little more on purpose
An add-on usually carries the order past $90, and shipping is on us from there.
