Indoors
Christmas cactus
Schlumbergera
- Cat: not toxic
- Dog: not toxic
- Light: bright, no harsh sun
About the plant
The Christmas cactus is a cactus from the forests of Brazil, where it grows on trees, not in a desert. It flowers in winter, when the days are short, hence the name. It sets buds after a few cool weeks in autumn, and moved at that time it drops them.
Christmas cactus and pets
- Cat
- not toxic
- Dog
- not toxic
Care
- Watering
- about every 7 days in summer (April to September), every 12 in winter
- Light
- bright, no harsh sun
- Air humidity
- normal
- Temperature
- 15–25 °C
- Feeding
- April to September, every 4 weeks
- Repotting
- every 3 years, in spring
- Grown
- in a pot
In autumn a few weeks of cool (12–15 °C), short days and little water: that is how it sets buds for December. Do not move it once in bud, or it drops them.
This is a rough guide for a flat in Poland. In flowers every plant also has its own watering interval, which learns from how the soil was.