<p>Genus: Schlumbergera<br>Family: Cactaceae<br>Plant Type: Container, Houseplant keep away from heaters, fireplaces, radiators, furnace ducts, and other heat sources<br>Growth Habit: Arching, Rounded, Weeping<br>Soil: Good Drainage, with peat moss, loam and coarse sand or perlite. Cactus mix is great<br>Repotting: As stater plants, they are not fully mature and need to establish a strong root system.<br>When potting your starter plants, you only want to re-pot them up to 1 pot sizes larger.<br>They Bloom easier when they are almost rootbound and crowded.<br>Sunlight: Part-sun to shade<br>Flower Color: Showy Orange<br>Flower Bloom Time: Spring & Winter<br>Flower Shape: Tubular<br>Flower Petals: Tepals<br>Flower Size: 1-3 inches<br>Leaf Description: green segmented stem branch into a "Y" shape. At the tip of the stem is where the flowers emerge.</p><br><p>Moisture: don't like to be soaked.<br>Lighting: they can grow with very little light and make good house plants</p><br><p>Spring and Summer:<br>Keep soil moist, but not overwatered.<br>Feed with a regular flowing fertilizer.</p><br><p>Fall September/October<br>Reduce the amount of moisture as the temperatures drop.<br>Temperature around 60-65 at night.<br>Allow 12-14 hours of total darkness at night not even artificial light.<br>During the day give them sun until the buds begin to form.<br>Blooming Time Frame: 10 to 12 weeks<br>Flower Buds:<br>Increase moisture and give fertilizer once the flower buds start emerging.<br>Keep the cactus in the same environment for blooming as movement or change can cause bud drop.</p>
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