Christmas Cactus
Christmas Cactus:
Christmas is the celebration in honor of the birth of the savior of mankind, Jesus Christ. The day December 25 is celebrated as the festivity day. This celebration, Christmas, is the most important one for the Christians.
The festival of Christmas is truly of the Christians but all people all over the world celebrate it. It is the most celebrated festival, as the majority of the people follow Christianity. Christmas is celebrated with great enthusiasm and excitement. Gifting is the way of expressing love and care to your beloved ones.
The winter cactus
The Christmas cactus is a popular winter flowering houseplant native to Brazil, which are available in a wide variety of colors including red, purple, orange, pink, and creams. Its pendulous stems make it a great choice for hanging baskets. Christmas cactus is a member of a group sold as holiday cacti that includes the Thanksgiving cactus and Easter cactus. Christmas cactus is a plant rather a flower plant. Christmas cactus is grown long before the Christmas arrives and lasts after the season until the next one. Christmas cactus is very popular for this Christmas festival.
Cactus
The Christmas cactus grows best in light shade. Complete sunlight is beneficial in midwinter, but bright sun during the summer months can make plants pale and yellow. The normal growth takes place at temperature between 70 to 80 degree centigrade during the growing season, between April and September. Do not let the temperature rise above 90 centigrade once the flower buds are set in the fall. Continuous warm temperature can cause flower buds to drop. The production of good flower bud production involves temperature and dark control. The flower plant needs bright light, night temperature between 55 and 65 centigrade. Water the growing plant and not let it dry. The Christmas cactus is liberal of dry, a bit of less water sometimes. Do not let the soil be waterlogged nor let it dry out. Fertilize your soil from time to time but stop doing that as the winter arises. The Christmas flowers are best when they are kept somewhat pot bound. Replacing these pots one in three years becomes necessary.
Christmas gifts
You can gift your beloved ones this Christmas something different. Christmas is a festival of give and take of gifts. You can gift things that are best suited to the person you gift like your family members, friends, and friends, everyones gift would differ. This Christmas you could gift some thing different that is Christmas cactus. This is plant that could last for years together, more than a year, and thus could make a memorable gift. Send a blaze of blooms that reignite each year with ever-increasing passion. Iridescent flowers flare from tiny bauble like buds at the tip of each stem like a volley of fireworks to celebrate advent. This seasonal tender remains lush and attractive all year round, and grows into a magnificent arching structure over the years. Some plants can even last for about 20 years period. You could make a lasting impression this Christmas.
