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Easter (or Spring) cactus
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How to grow and care for flowering Spring Cactus and Dwarf Easter Cactus

OOOh, I have the last one pictured with the pink flowers. It's been in my yard since we moved here 10 years ago and flowers every year. It's very pretty and now I know what it is! Thanks Bill!
~Beth~

wow I wanna move to CA---I have several cactus in houseplants---but only one almost bloomed a few years back & then just suddenly stopped---Either most are not root bound yet or I am doing something wrong--

& yes, I have just re-read Bill's information----some day I'll get it right I guess...perhaps I will repot them in different soil this summer...

Carol, Do you have your cactus in a place where they experience a natural day and night cycle?

Mine didn't bloom this year either,, and yep I have it in a natural day and night cycle,, same place as last year and it bloomed great last year don't know what happened this year can I take it out side?? at least until it gets too hot??

If there is no frost danger, Easter cactus love it outside, in light shade. Give them more shade when it gets hot.

Mine is outside and gets some shade in the hottest part of the day. The cool thing about it is that it's in a pot with some bulbs. So the bulbs flower and die off, then the cactus flowers.
~Beth~

We'd love to have you Carol. We are a friendly bunch here! No snow wher I live

Thanks Bill,, I've never taken it out side,, I was scared too I'll take it out until it gets way too hot for it,, It's suppose to be 90 outside today and it's only April

I put my cactus out one summer--sadly I put them on the west side of the house, bad mistake--- ---so they have been inside since---I guess I could try on the porch on the east side...

I put mine outside under a shade tree,, it gets dappled sun only in the morning,, it's already over 80 here,,

Yes I figured it was a sun thing that I did wrong---but living out in a field as I do there is not a whole lot of option--(the next people should have some ncie trees though)----I will try my front porch as it has an overhang---but I will wait until after my last frost date for JIC.

Oh my goodness I love christmas and easter cactus I just love all of em . I had one and frost got to it and i was sick and nobody took it in so it got killed . I miss it so much so if someone has a cutting that would be wonderful . shameless plug there LOL .

I just saw this, and just about a whole year later--my bad..

But ti answer your question: where they are, (the one place in my house that I can put plants so they get some sun) is by my west facing glass sliding doors. some days we open the blinds there, some days we do not---
BUT I do tend to stay up late so they have some light (artificial) so that in the end they might get say 6-8 hours of darkness a night. Would that be enough ?? I did move them to the basement for a month before christmas--and when I brought them up, one is now going to give me 2 blooms.

Hi Bill
Your collection of flowers is really awesome...

Hi Bill
Your collection of flowers is really awesome...