10 reasons why your Christmas cactus / Thanksgiving Cactus is not flowering

[@dechinta]

This explains a lot about my cactuses. I started out with two of them, which had belonged to my Daddy. I now have 6-7 as I have made more to ensure I would always have a part of my Daddy's beloved plants. Since some of them are new, the two original ones are decades and decades old, your video explains a lot about why, from time to time, one will flower and one will not. The one thing your video didn't explain though is why this Christmas, none of the cactuses flowered and I was especially missing my Daddy. Oddly enough, they all flowered at once, on January 28th....which just happened to be my Daddy's birthday.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

WOW Thank you so much for sharing your story with your Cacti flowering and your late Father

[@DaysFlyBy007]

Well this has me in tears! Bless your heart!

[@dechinta]

I was in tears that morning, for sure. I will never forget opening the door to the kitchen and walking in there, half lost in thought as I had awakened and felt that familiar ache that it was Daddy's birthday and I couldn't take him his favorite KFC and a strawberry pie from Shoney's and then I went into the kitchen and there were all those cacti in full bloom. They've never all bloomed on the same day before and never all in full bloom, but that morning.....it was just enchanting. I remember bursting into tears and saying, "Oh Daddy.....thank you!" I miss that man more than anyone I've ever lost.

[@PassivepaywithJennyMae]

That's awesome that they bloomed on his birthday!

[@mattlloyd9054]

@@dechintaas a child instead of he-man and ninja turtles I played with plants. So fittingly on my 3rd birthday I received a tiny single trunk parlor palm with 3 leaves from my great aunt as a gift of coarse. Well on my next birthday when i turned 4 it had 4 leaves then my 5th had 5 leaves. It kept track of my birthday never missed a year it got as tall as me pot and all, beautiful palm. Well I moved out of my parents a month after my 20th bday of coarse it was right on the number of leaves. Well mom cared for it as she always did after I was gone why she didn't notice the spidermites I'll never know. Sadly it died I'd say 3 months after I moved out. It killed me and her lol I cried like a baby. I'm sorry for your loss I understand completely I lost mom 2 years ago. Another weird plant story as a child i saved my allowance and got her a kwanzan cherry tree for mother's day. It took I'd say 7 or 8 years to start flowering which was few and far between. Well the 5 or so springs before she died it got frost bit each year and had no flowers. Well she passed in December and come late April following her passing it put on a flower show like never before covered completely in its pink carnation like flowers. I'm sure she was telling me she loved me cuz she loved that tree over all the others in the jungle that I planted there. I have an autism spectrum disorder and I love plants more like obsessed with plants lol and figured I'd share my special plant stories since you shared yours. Plants are amazing things! God bless

[@mytropicalbackyard5696]

Mine flowers every year since I live in Florida and it grows outside the entire year, and once it gets cold the buds begin to form. It is a Thanksgiving Cactus but mine also flowers halfway through December. I plan to get a few new ones because I love them! I always put it inside when we have family over so they get to see the beautiful display of the pink flowers. Great video!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much for your wonderful comment :-) I bet your Thanksgiving cactus is an absolute beauty and you are so lucky to be living in Florida and being able to grow your beauty outside :-) thanks a million for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness from right across the Emerald Isle to Florida for a fantastic Thursday ahead today XXXXX

[@remysgarden2769]

Thank you so much for sharing this video so that I can do this for my Christmas cactus. Thank you Maam. New viewers your video.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you loved the video :-D and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX

[@jennybenton4628]

Thanks Lyn for your prompt and wealth of information I certainly will try and see the outcome 🙏🙏

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you enjoyed the video and I hope it works well for your future blooming, thanks so much Jenny for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Friday XXXX

[@Copolia]

Thank you a million times over for this video. I was given a Christmas cactus three years ago and it only flowered in the first year. I am going to try the options you have offered in this video and see what happens. First thing is I think I will repot it and take it from there - B&Q here I come!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

+Marie-Michelle Thanks so much Marie- Michelle for your fantastic comment :-) So happy that you found this video a real help :-) I bet you that your wonderful Christmas cactus will bless you with the most incredible of blooms in the future :-) Thanks so much for watching and Sending you loads of love and tons of happiness from Ireland and have a MAGNIFICENT Monday and week ahead XXXXXX

[@Copolia]

Desert Plants of Avalon Thanks Hon, just back from the garden centre armed with fresh orchid mix and tomato fertiliser. I am so excited about reviving my poor plant. Big hugs from London xxxx

[@carlgomm9699]

Nice show, I live in Florida and I have really good luck with these here,I find them to like the shady areas, lots of humidity here,I rarely ever water mine as we get a fair amount of rain here,in my home state of Maine we call the plant in this show a lobster claw cactus

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats wonderful you live in Florida with the wonderful warmer temperatures and humidity these plants love, thanks so much Carl for your wonderful comment and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Florida for a wonderful weekend XXXX

[@DaysFlyBy007]

Thank you so much for this video! I have one Christmas cactus that I got as a cutting a year ago, has grown like mad but never produced a single bud yet, and one Thanksgiving cactus I just bought yesterday that has several buds and a few blooms. Now I have a better idea of how to get them to set buds. ♥️

[@estellacohen7122]

Thanks so much for the tips..........my cactus is finally flowering such I moved it!!!! Thanks again.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats great news and I bet the blooms are amazing :-D thanks so much for your lovely comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and heaps of PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a wonderful Tuesday XXXXX

[@orchidsadutchy4940]

Your big thanksgiving cactus is very impressive! This was a great video. I checked your blog and it was interesting to see the picture of the eater cactus flowering. I think everybody calls all these similar looking cacti as christmas cactus, so when someone here says she has a christmas cactus, it's hard to know which cactus it is.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

+Orchids & a Dutchy Thanks a million Andrea for your wonderful comment :-) thats so true so many people think of these cacti as all being the Christmas cacti as they all look so similar :-) thanks so much for watching and I am sending you and cutiepie Hugo loads of love and heaps of happiness for a wonderful evening ahead XXXXXXX

[@ericargo9157]

I really enjoy your channel! I have been a cactus and succulent grower for awhile now and enjoy the wide variety of plant types and leaf structures. I can only hope to have a collection as outstanding as yours someday. I have a 25+ year old Thanksgiving cactus that is blooming 2 different colors. Red and orange and it is absolutely spectacular! It is also huge at 3 feet wide and 2 feet tall! It is very thick and full bodied and quite a show stopper. Because they are so long living they truly become a member of the family. She even has a name! Athena. She's cool. She is very cool.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Eric :-D so happy you enjoy my channel and WOW at Athena your 25 year plus Thanksgiving cactus blooming two different colours of red and orange WOW so BEAUTIFUL thats so special and amazing, and WOW she is a BIG one indeed, Athena must be so STUNNING :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from the Emerald Isle for a wonderful weekend XXXXX

[@thedancingsnail9443]

That little flowering baby cactus is amazing!! It looks so cute in its little pot. :)

[@desertplantsofavalon]

+The Dancing Snail haha! its a dinky one alright, but the flowers were so wonderful :-) HAPPY NEW YEAR Carol, Have an INCREDIBLE 2016 ahead, and sending you tons of love and heaps of happiness from Ireland for a MAGICAL year XXXXXXX

[@thedancingsnail9443]

Happy New Year!!! :) May it be magical for all ;)

[@desertplantsofavalon]

The Dancing Snail HAPPY NEW YEAR Carol :-) Sending you heaps of love and tons of happiness from Ireland for a MAGICAL 2016 ahead XXXXX

[@myterracegarden1067]

Wow merry Christmas 👏👏👏👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@k.d.9042]

Thank you!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

thanks so much K.D for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a super Sunday XXXX

[@redkitestream3189]

So I found myself here because my Christmas cactus hasn’t flowered in a many years, that said she is an old girl (some where over a 100 years old), she’s been passed down through the generations. So for the next year we’ll try all the tips and tricks... and see if there’s life in the girl yet.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

WOW thats amazing your Christmas cactus is over 100 years old :-D thanks so much Dave for your lovely comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and heaps of PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a wonderful Tuesday XXXXX

[@RCmaniac1231]

I have found that(at least in my experience) longer nights and not having any artificial lighting is all that is needed flower. The temperature thing doesn’t seem to be required

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much for watching Daniel and yes so true the difference in the day lengths and having no artificial lighting is the trick to getting these cacti to bloom, XXXX

[@RCmaniac1231]

@@desertplantsofavalon yeah I just stick I mine in a closet that is about 20-21 C which is the temperature of the rest of my place and it just ends ups blooming. My guess is the cooler temps below 20 C help but aren’t required for blooming

[@desertplantsofavalon]

@@RCmaniac1231 XXXXX

[@BobMelsimpleliving.]

More great information Lyn. Best wishes for the New Year. Bob.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

+Bob Lt (BobMel's Gardening) Thanks so much Bob for your fantastic comment and for watching :-) Sending you loads of love and heaps of happy growing from right across the Emerald Isle and HAPPY NEW YEAR to you :-) XXXXXX

[@nicoletalluto5862]

putting Argan oil in the soil will make induce blooming and new growth Works great

[@desertplantsofavalon]

WOW thanks so much for the tip Nicole :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from right across the Emerald Isle for a fantastic Sunday ahead XXXX

[@LindaPenney]

Blessing and thank you for sharing Lynn

[@desertplantsofavalon]

+Linda Penney Thanks so much Linda for your wonderful comment and for watching :-) Sending you loads of love and heaps of happiness and happy growing from Ireland and HAPPY NEW YEAR XXXXXXX

[@Marie-jy9qo]

Happy New year Lynn from the North of England. Love your videos.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

HAPPY NEW YEAR to you too Marie :-D so happy you love my videos and thank you for watching them

[@myterracegarden1067]

Great just osm 👌👌👌👌👌👌👏👏

[@henryglarsson2635]

Mine didn't flower last year. Moved it to the window, morning sun and it's flowering now. Leaves nice and purple with about 20 flowers.. Seems the morning sun and cool night does the job

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats brilliant news and I bet the flowers are spectacular :-D thanks so much for watching and have a wonderful Sunday XXXX

[@1506pinkers]

Very helpful tips. Thanks. Happy New Year.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Happy New Year to you too

[@charleszabala7184]

Great information. Keep up the great videos. 😄👌🏼👍🏼

[@desertplantsofavalon]

+Charles Zabala Thank you so much Charles for your wonderful comment and for watching :-) Sending you much love and happiness from Ireland for a FANTASTIC day XXXXXX

[@mandevilla2270]

Hi Lyn. Do you have any tips on how to get an Easter cactus to flower? Or is it the same as the Christmas and Thanksgiving cactuses?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Joanna :-D I find that Eastr cacti can be a lt harder to get to re bloom, I have a few Easter cacti in my collection and sometimes they decide to bloom and at other times they dont LOL! mine have not bloomed for me this year, they are very sensitive to artificial light and temperatures the same as Schlumbergera, but I am baffled why my have not bloomed for me this year, I know they are much harder to get to re bloom though, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and PLANT POWER happiness and have a wonderful Friday XXXX

[@providedjoker2649]

New subscriber.....Love your videos! I get ALOT of great tips! 👍👍🌵🌵🌵🌵

[@desertplantsofavalon]

thanks so much for subscribing and for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from right across the Emerald Isle for a wonderful weekend XXXX

[@anthonylewis62]

om i have 50 plants, haha, i cannot possibly give them all that dark, some bloom some do not, they are drama queens i found and bloom when they darn well please haha

[@desertplantsofavalon]

haha so true yes :-D these plants definitely seem to have a mind of their own, I even have some of mine flower in the middle of Summer instead of Christmas time too :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a marvellous Monday XXXXX

[@danielm.edwards1977]

Just saw this vid...Thank you for the information

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much for watching Daniel and sending lots of love and plant power your way for a fantastic day XXXXX :-D

[@anthonylewis62]

after i found out that, my tcs and ccs, do better in bark, i had to repot them all last year, into bark, what a difference

[@desertplantsofavalon]

They grow so well in Bark, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER your way for a fantastic day XXXX

[@denisem1632]

Thanks for the great info. Happy New Year!! :-)

[@desertplantsofavalon]

+Denise Mosley Thanks so much Denise for your wonderful comment and for watching :-) Sending you tons of love and happiness for a fantastic day ahead and HAPPY NEW YEAR XXXXX

[@GreenLadyDV]

Thank you for your awesome videos 💚💚💚🌵🌵🌵

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness from right across the Emerald Isle for a fantastic day XXXXX

[@JamesEndoSanJoseCARealEstate1]

HI Lynn! Hope you are doing well. Wonder if you have a lazy way to get them to bloom abundantly for the holidays? I have the pointy leave version, so I believe it is a thanksgiving cactus? I've had 50 degree weather for the past two months outdoors and all my thanksgiving cactus are north facing and the days are shorter but I dont see any signs of bloom. In the past, I have a few blooms on the plants closer to January, not November or December. Thanks and have a lovely day.🤣🌵🏵

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi James :-D thats wonderful you have the Thanksgiving cactus, sometimes these cacti can bloom later in the year and into the new year, and the night temperature drop from the day really helps to kick start the buds, but a good tip you can try is to use a small amount of Tomato fertiliser used at half of the strength that they recommended using for Tomatoes, I give my Christmas and Thanksgiving cacti a watering with tomato feed used at half the strength that they recommended for tomatoes, and use it from mid September with every 3rd watering that I give them, I stop fertilising when I see signs of buds appearing, it really does help to encourage budding due to the high Potash/Potassium in the tomato feed, if you can give your Thanksgiving cactus a drop in temperature at night compared to the day temps, this will also really help to kick start buds earlier, I hope this helps, and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX

[@stefhendriks9231]

hmmmm shorter days ???? we shall see . thank you for always responsding . xxx

[@desertplantsofavalon]

+stef hendriks XXXXX

[@rlewis9608254]

OMG, I love all the plants you have.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much for your wonderful comments and for watching :-D sending lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER your way for a fantastic day XXXX

[@TheBINcam]

I have just another problem. My schlumbergera had 4! flowering periods in one year (february, april, july!!, october) but not any one new leave grew. I nearly lost the plant to overaged leaves. My experience: new buds are initialised by a 3-4 weeks dry condition without watering at 18degrees celsius (at a staircase window).

[@desertplantsofavalon]

WOW :-) thats amazing how your Schlumbergera has flowered so much and yes the dry spells in between has encouraged the blooms but so wonderful to be blessed with so many blooms all through the seasons :-) thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and heaps of plant power from right across the Emerald Isle for a fantastic Sunday XXXX

[@petermcguinness2735]

Great advice Lynn, my thanksgiving cactus flowered about 2 months ago and is now flowering again. Why would age be a problem for this plant?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

+Peter Mc Guinness Thanks so much for your wonderful comment Peter :-) thats brilliant news that your Thanksgiving cactus is re blooming again :-) When they get older they are less likely to want to bloom, I think it must be due to the plant getting older in a way its a bit like us people haha! because flowers are their reproductive system, and as we age we lose that part of us that is able to reproduce also haha! I think my big old plant may be wanting to retire :-))))) Thanks so much for watching Peter and sending tons of love for a fantastic New years eve XXXXXX

[@Leigh_Leigh]

Great info...thank you!

[@jutta3378]

My little Thanksgiving Schlumby has been on holidays for more than a year now! She obviously had flowers when I first bought her two years ago but she's been putting her feet up ever since! Hasn't even produced any new leaves in the last 12 months. I moved her around the house a few times to see if that would make a difference but so far nothing much has happened. The only thing I did notice is that the leaves have grown roots. Is Schlumby sending me a message and I just don't get it? Thank you for this great video! : - )

[@desertplantsofavalon]

haha at being on holidays Jutta

[@jutta3378]

@@desertplantsofavalon Ah Lyn, you're so good! Thank you for your advice. I'll have a look at the roots to see what's going on. I'm not putting any pressure on Schlumby to perform, she's looking healthy and glossy apart from the invisible flower show. If she wants to just sit and file her nails for another year, that's okay too. I love the shape of the plant even without her finery of blooms. Maybe next year...if that ever happens you'll be the first to know! Lots of love and good vibes to Belfast and plant-powering through the weekend! xxx : -)

[@sphillips6357]

Hi, Have you ever done a video showing your other cacti? I see a few nice ones in the background peaking out from behind your Christmas cactus. :-)

[@desertplantsofavalon]

HI there :-) thanks so much for your wonderful comment :-) yes here is an update video of my collection and the other plants here :-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5C6nIOne7qrhJY Thanks so much for watching and sending an abundance of love and happiness and heaps of PLANT POWER from right across the Emerald Isle and have a fantastic Sunday ahead XXXX

[@aprilwaller123]

I just require about 5 Thanksgiving cactus and the person I got them from said she never put hers in a dark room and all of hers bloomed twice a year.

[@PopleBackyardFarm]

Beautiful plant - love your channel :)

[@barbarakail2453]

i WATERED MY CHRISTMAS Cactus it was from last year and it never has rebloomed i loosed up some of the roots in the pot, do you think i have hurt the plant im doing the closet at nigh 12-14 hrs and light 5-6 hrs thro the day seems like i never have any luck with these but i buy them so pretty hope i didnt harm my year old cactus

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Barbara :-D don't you worry I am pretty sure that your Christmas cactus will be ok and no harm should come to your plant if you have loosened up the roots, as long as you have your plant in a well draining soil mix you should be perfectly ok, and good lcuk with getting your plant to re bloom for you

[@lornadruschke506]

My Christmas cati has red vane down the leaves . Is this a bad thing ?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Lorna

[@lolitameltetake8288]

Thanks for information interesting information

[@desertplantsofavalon]

thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a terrific Thursday XXXXX

[@bonnielove7884]

Wonderful❤️

[@desertplantsofavalon]

thanks so much for your wonderful comment and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle XXXX

[@mystiquerose620]

Hi...so should you fertilize this plant during spring and summer?also..whats your rule of thumb when watering throughout the year?Thank you

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi :-D yes I still fertilise during the Spring and Summer too, and I water these plants every time the soil has dried out in the pots, I water all through the year except after they have stopped flowering, after they have stopped flowering I keep the soil dry for a 2-3 weeks usually around the Dec, Jan time, I leave the watering for a bit longer and let the soil stay drier for longer, but from late March onwards I start back up with the watering again, and water lightly every time the soil has dried out, I then start to fertilise from mid March onwards, Here is a link to a page I have wrote for my website on How to care for Christmas and Thanksgiving cactus where I share a few tips :-D desertplantsofavalon.com/uncategorized/how-to-care-for-christmas-cactus-and-thanksgiving-cactus-schlumbergera/ thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Thursday XXXX

[@mystiquerose620]

@@desertplantsofavalon thanks so much..may I ask why you stop watering them after they finish flowering? Thank you

[@desertplantsofavalon]

@@mystiquerose620 Hi there :-D yes its because they have a little bit of a rest period after they have finished flowering, usually for about 2-4 weeks, and during this time they can look a bit limp but after about a month they perk back up again and grow new leaf segments, XXXXXX

[@mystiquerose620]

@@desertplantsofavalon wonderful..thanks soooo much for the information..greatly appreciated!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

@@mystiquerose620 XXXX

[@petermcguinness2735]

Also, can you provide me with the names of some aloe plants you recommend :) thanks Lynn

[@desertplantsofavalon]

+Peter Mc Guinness My favourite Aloes are Aloe variegata, Aloe jucunda, and the popular Aloe vera, these three are very easy to grow and care for :-) if you get a chance at all to go back to Dublin Botanic gardens this time of year, they usually have their Aloes all in flower, I remember last year when i went in Jan and Feb they had a wonderful display :-) Sending tons of love from Waterford and HAPPY NEW YEAR Peter XXXXXX

[@YourWorcesterGirl]

My Christmas cactus is about 17 years old. It's always been very hearty and flowered about twice per year. I live in Massachusetts and need to keep my house warmer than usual around 70 degrees to prevent frozen water pipes (which we experienced last winter) and it was not fun or cheap. My plant's leaves are very soft and squishy easily falling off. No flowers in sight this year. I only water it once per week. What am I doing wrong? Im so emotionally attached to this plant it, hurts me to see it not doing well. Makes me feel like it's sad and I want to make it happy again.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So sorry to hear about your Christmas cactus not blooming and the leaves are falling off, it could be down to the temperature being to warm but it could be down to many things and it is too difficult to say without being able to physically see your cactus, but what I would do is take a few stem segment cuttings if it is possible to be on the safe side, it sounds like it could be down to being kept too warm, or over or under watering but so difficult to say without being ale to see it, but I really hope your plant recovers, if you can move it to a cooler spot with plenty of light and keep the soil in the pot on the drier side this may help

[@YourWorcesterGirl]

@@desertplantsofavalon I will certainly give that a try. I will take some cuttings and keep them at work where it is cooler. Thank you for responding. ❤

[@desertplantsofavalon]

@@dechinta So sorry to read you was in hospital last Winter but hopefully a year on you are on the mend and healthy

[@dianecfromny3912]

Hello, What are the best conditions to central Florida region for the Thanksgiving Cactus that has stopped its blooming immediately in November??...thought I was purchasing a Christmas Cactus! Do they also like alot of humidity? Thank you in advance! : )

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Diane :-D yes these cacti like a lot more humidity than the other types of cacti do, and they like more shade too, Keep your Thanksgiving cactus in a bright position in indirect sunshine and away from direct sunshine, and water the soil every time the soil in the pot dries out but allow the soil to dry out in between watering :-D here is a link to a Blog I have wrote for my website desertplantsofavalon.com on How to care for Thanksgiving and Christmas cacti I hope it helps

[@dianecfromny3912]

@@desertplantsofavalon Thank you so much for your helpfu!l reply on the Thanksgiving Cactus...it has presented it's challenges. Happy Plant New Year! : )

[@desertplantsofavalon]

@@dianecfromny3912 XXXXX

[@alizaahmed7337]

Hi, love your videos. I'm always trying to grow these plants but always fail. I recently bought 3 of them again and placed one in my bedroom windowsill and 2 in my bathroom. The bathroom doesn't have any natural light, and my windowsill doesn't get any direct sunlight. Please advise me on where I should keep them. Also theses came in ceramic pots without any drainage hole, is that going be a problem for the plants? Thank you in advance :) X

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Aliza :-) thanks so much for watching :-) its important that your plants receive natural light and good natural bright light :-) the good news is you can grow these plants in windows that don't receive any direct sunshine as long as you can provide them with bright natural light, but without any natural light these plants would die. Ideally a window that does receive some sunshine is the best position but not essential :-) I would definitely re pot your plant into a pot with drainage holes too as without drainage holes the roots could rot. here is a video I made on re potting a Christmas / Easter cactus :-)kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWnMoHiOnJ17rZI Hope this helps and good luck with growing your beautiful plants and have a fantastic week ahead XXXX

[@TheBINcam]

No drainage hole - that is a horror condition for nearly all plants. If water cannot flow away, the roots suffocate and the plant will die!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So very true no drainage hole is a disaster with these plants :-) XXXX

[@patlayne1854]

I absolutely love your voice!!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much for your fantastic comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and heaps of happiness from right across the Emerald Isle for a wonderful weekend ahead XXXX

[@SouthPawPa]

Does fingering and caressing them help them to grow better?

[@sweetbabigrl]

Hi, I was wondering what are the light requirements in the summer time?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Nancy :-) I would recommend keeping your Christmas cacti in a room that is in semi shade and gets some morning sun but is in shade for the rest of the day, I find that if I move my Christmas cactus into a window that gets sun all day the leaves go red and yellow, and can cause the leaves to stress and may prevent flower buds forming in the late Autumn, keeping your plant in a room that gets either morning or late afternoon sunshine is best :-) thanks so much for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness from Ireland for a wonderful day ahead XXXXX

[@sweetbabigrl]

Thank you so much for your advice =)

[@hightowerone]

I read that they don't like plastic pots. Whatever that's worth to you! Nice video thanks!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much for watching XXXXX

[@naseemakhan2139]

Hi my Christmas cactus leaves started shrinking and some of them dried why please help

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Naseema

[@stefhendriks9231]

hai Lynn , top information!!!!!!!!! I've got a cutting from a friend. If it want to grow i have to put it overnight in the cooler ( 12 CELCIUS ) what do you think??? as you know here is never cool . have a lovely last day of 2015 xxx

[@desertplantsofavalon]

+stef hendriks Thanks so much Stef for your wonderful comment :-) you are lucky with having warm temperatures where you live haha! I can send you some cool temps over from here haha! thats wonderful that you have a lovely cutting from a friend of a Christmas cactus, the warmer temperatures will actually be a bonus to help it to root much faster so you wouldn't need to put it in the cooler :-) but when it comes to flowering in the future, you may find that your cactus will adapt to warmer temperatures and will still flower for you because of the shorter day lengths, usually cooler temperatures from Sept onward helps to encourage blooming as well as the shorter days, but if you live in a wonderful warm place all the time, I am pretty sure your plant will acclimatize itself to its natural surroundings and flower from the shorter days :-) Thanks so much for watching Stef and sending you an abundance of love and heaps of happiness from Ireland for a MAGICAL New years Eve and a FANTASTIC new year ahead XXXXX

[@allisonreed6391]

My potted Xmas cacktus isn't flowering it's now november

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Allison

[@rickbooysen550]

Ive had my CC since 1998, IT HAS NEVER GIVEN ANY FLOWERS, Ive changed pots, Nothing helps, I have even planted a different CC in the same pot, and the new one flowered within the year, , Ive dubbed this my Eunich cactus

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Its strange and sometimes our plants have minds of their own haha :-D as although we do everything right they will often still refuse to flower

[@bryanphelan1104]

Just found this video. OMG, you are SO cute!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much Bryan for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and heaps of happiness from right across the Emerald Isle for a brilliant new week ahead XXXX

[@elizabethscobie8124]

I smell rot from my 20 year old cacti, can I save it please

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Elizabeth :-D so sorry to hear about your cactus, you may be able to save it from taking cuttings, take as many of the leaves ( clades ) from the cactus with at least 2 leaf segments or more attached and set them aside for a couple of days in shade to let the bottom part of the cutting dry, then you can plant some of them up in soil, you can also root them in water too, thanks so much for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful new week XXXX

[@thezestypumpkin3202]

How do I get them to flower if I don't have an unheated room

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi there :-) the most important thing is the natural lighting, although too much heat can put them off wanting to flower, I noticed that this year I moved all my Christmas and Thanksgiving cacti into my heated office and they have all started to bloom well, If you can give your cactus as much natural daylight as possible and avoid placing your cactus near an artificial light source your cactus should still bloom for you because the biggest factor for encouraging blooming with these beauties is the shorter day length hours, this triggers their blooming :-) good luck with getting blooms and thanks a million for watching :-) sending you tons of love and heaps of happy growing from right across the emerald Isle for a FANTASTIC week ahead XXXXX

[@thezestypumpkin3202]

What should i do if i dont have enough natrual light

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Ajplayer1212 articwolf Hi there :-) you could use grow lamps that would offer the same lux as natural lighting, these are special horticultural lights and can be very good if you have no windows or very little light available, I haven't used these myself though but i know many people who do and have great results from them. XXXXX

[@thezestypumpkin3202]

Thanks :)

[@CatGameDaiyE]

I'm basically not getting any buds here in San Diego then 😂😂

[@michelleandre8348]

Are the pink leaves the sign of a flower?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Michelle :-D Sometimes the leaves do take on a bit of a red colour just before the plant produces buds, but it can also be caused from too much light, This plant received a bit too much light as it was in my conservatory and got full sun but since moving it to my polytunnel that is green tinted it has really greened up and is now in full bud :-D but yes these plants often take on a bit of a red tinge when they are getting ready for budding too

[@michelleandre8348]

Desert Plants of Avalon thank you for replying to my question. I noticed there are quite a few little red berry looking things on some of the tips and some reddish/pink leaves

[@birdmassman5431]

My brand new Christmas cactus has dark brown thin lines on the very bottom leaf do you know what that could be

[@victoriousvictoriesalleyne3671]

Sound like they are getting stems. To branch out

[@69Polie69]

Mine hasn't grown in YEARS! Its 20 years old at lest. 3 years ago it had 3 blooms.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

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[@zippyshack7634]

how old is the baby plant. and by that I mean by months

[@desertplantsofavalon]

+Zippy Shack Thanks so much for watching :-) The baby plant is about 2 and a half years old ( 30 months old) and it has grown a lot in that time :-) Sending much love and happiness from Ireland for a fantastic day XXXXX

[@zippyshack7634]

thank you and have a good day

[@thistlosopher]

Can I eat the fruit they form?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Corey :-) yes you can eat the fruits and they taste really nice a bit like grapes, the only time I would be careful about eating them is if the fruits had been sprayed with insect sprays etc,but otherwise they are perfectly good and very healthy to eat :-) thanks so much for watching and have a fantastic weekend XXXX :-)

[@lorrihager1057]

Did you do an Easter Cacti yet?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Lorri :-D I have not done an Easter Cactus video yet because I have not had that much success with the Rhipsalidopsis ( Easter Cactus ) its a difficult one to grow in my experience , thanks so much for watching and have a wonderful weekend XXXX

[@gloriagordon1636]

I have had mine over 5 years and it has never flowered. I'll let you know.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Sunday XXXX

[@naseemakhan2139]

Now it is March the weather is pleasant summer will start now .I am in india

[@desertplantsofavalon]

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[@faithjohnson2455]

why is my Christmas Catus leafs falling off?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Faith :-) so sorry to hear about your Christmas Cactus dropping leaves, there could be many number of reasons why this is happening and it would be too difficult to answer in a comment, but the most common reasons for leaf drop with Christmas and Thanksgiving cacti are due to either overwatering or underwatering, too cold of a room temperature or too warm of a room temperature, over or under fertilizing, insect pests on the plants leaves, or insect pests in the soil affecting the roots, the air humidity is too dry, change of environmental conditions, the plant being moved from outside to inside, the plant being moved from a position suddenly without being acclimatized, too much light, too little light etc, if your plant is a recent purchase it can take a while for your plant to acclimatize, unfortunately it can be down to many many things, but these would all be the main things that would be the commonest cause of leaf drop with Christmas and Thanksgiving and also the Easter cacti, Hope this helps and fingers crossed that you will be able to find the right cause of why this is happening and that your cactus will recover as soon as possible :-) sending you an abundance of love and happy growing from Ireland for a fantastic Friday XXXXX

[@stumplet]

has your plant got some flowers this year? :)

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Rachael :-) thanks so much for your wonderful comment :-) yes i am really pleased to see this cactus full of blooms this year and here is a video I made a few weeks ago of this plant in beautiful bloom : kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ_WpqSuobSGqsU thanks so much for watching and have a fantastic weekend XXXX

[@payno6643]

Love your video but let me recap. Too much light not enough light. Too big a pot not big enough of a pot. Too hot or to cold. Too much water or not enough water. Hahah. I got work to doo..ekkk

[@sarahfrock9651]

I can't understand be what she is saying

[@af138393]

What language are you speaking?

[@serenaweasel]

I find it hard to understand her.

[@MsYotuve]

Horrendous voice.

[@MsYotuve]

What an unpleasant voice!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

At least I have a voice

[@whosyourdaddy4579]

Between that chicken voice and the constant hand waving in the camera lens...no thank you!

[@davidratowski9770]

Jesus H. That voice. That accent. 2 minutes is all I could stand.

[@ThanhLe-mn5me]

Your sound is horrible 🙃