On Nov 21, 3:18*pm, wrote:
"Nelly Wensdow" writes:
and how do I keep its flower buds from dropping? The buds are the same pink
color of a typical "Christmas cactus", but quite a bit smaller.

http://webpages.charter.net/slyrp/pl...pe%20plant_287...

Definitly Christmas Cactus.

It looks a bit scraggly. *All of ours have wider leaves and are more
compact.

I *water them once a week, keep them in a north facing window and
usually have flowers from November to May. *The side facing the window
will start blooming so I turn it so we can see the flowers. *Then it
will start blooming on the other side after a week or 2.

I've had some buds fall off but not a lot.

I wish I could get mine to bloom. It inherited it from my mother who
inherited it from her mother. Seriously, this thing is that old. Well,
other than keeping it green I have had no luck at all. I have been
reading tips for almost two years now it is disapointing.
MJ