{"id":25565,"date":"2021-07-11T17:52:52","date_gmt":"2021-07-11T21:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/?p=25565"},"modified":"2023-06-22T01:04:46","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T05:04:46","slug":"how-to-get-christmas-cactus-to-bloom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/how-to-get-christmas-cactus-to-bloom\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Get Christmas Cactus To Bloom?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Christmas cactus brings color to winter with its flowers. But how can you make christmas cactus to bloom successfully?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the first year you buy the Christmas cactus<\/em> (Schlumbergera<\/em> x buckleyi) with numerous flower buds. However, the cactus plant ( Cactaceae<\/em> ) does not bloom permanently and loses its blooming power as the days get longer. However, this does not mean that the Christmas cactus has to give way. It can be brought through the summer easily and without great effort and bloom again in the winter. First of all, of course, the right care up to winter is the alpha and omega. Ultimately, however, the interplay between the right temperature and suitable lighting conditions is also the decisive factor in making the Christmas cactus bloom successfully.<\/p>\n

Christmas cactus: proper care in summer<\/h2>\n

After flowering is before flowering – this is also the case with the perennial Christmas cactus. After flowering, the Christmas cactus allows itself a little rest. The watering needs to be reduced and fertilization is continued during the entire flowering period. If the Christmas cactus is to be given a larger pot, now is the right time to repot<\/a><\/strong>. After all, the Christmas cactus will usher in the new growth season with the new shoot. Watering must be increased and fertilization (about every four weeks with a complete nutrient fertilizer) must be resumed.<\/p>\n

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Induced by cool temperatures and short days, many flower buds form in winter<\/p>\n

If there is no more threat of frost, the winter cactus can also spend the summer outdoors. It feels most comfortable in a partially shaded location, as it does not tolerate direct sunlight so well. The Christmas cactus spends the summer happily outdoors. However, it is not worth planting out, because at temperatures below 10 \u00b0 C it will have to move back into the house anyway.<\/p>\n

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In general, the following applies to the optimal care of the Christmas cactus in summer:<\/p>\n