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Holiday(?)/Christmas(?) Cactus
This summer I vacationed my cactus on our sunny porch for the first time.
The plant had blossomed a couple of times in the previous year. The leaves have turned a deep crimson and it does not look happy. It is indoors for the winter months. I have repotted it and cut back the stalks. Will it survive or have I killed it? Don Whalen, Zone 6b, in the Roanoke Valley of Southwestern Virginia. |
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Holiday(?)/Christmas(?) Cactus
On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 06:33:24 -0500, "Donald R. Whalen"
wrote: This summer I vacationed my cactus on our sunny porch for the first time. The plant had blossomed a couple of times in the previous year. The leaves have turned a deep crimson and it does not look happy. It is indoors for the winter months. I have repotted it and cut back the stalks. Will it survive or have I killed it? Don Whalen, Zone 6b, in the Roanoke Valley of Southwestern Virginia. It is better to transplant/prune Zygocactus at the beginning of the growing season, in spring. Overwatering can kill it, especially during the winter. For winter wait until you see a little shriveling on a leaf to give it a drink. |
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Holiday(?)/Christmas(?) Cactus
First of all, the plant has absolutely no leaves. Those are flattened stem
joints. Secondly, how would you know if a plant looks happy anyway? You should have asked what to do before you over-reacted like some flighty school girl. The stems of Schlumbergera will take on a reddish hue in bright light or in cool temperatures. Unless they are shriveled, turning brown or disarticulating, you have nothing to worry about. You should have left the plant alone. The plant is self-pruning and any damaged stems segments will fall away on their own. You may not have damaged the plant but it probably will not bloom now because you removed all the new growth that would have produced flower buds. Repotting it when bringing it indoors was not a very bright thing to do either. You just may have created the perfect conditions for root rot. Why in the heck are you cross-posting to austin.gardening if you live in Virginia? Donald R. Whalen wrote in message ... This summer I vacationed my cactus on our sunny porch for the first time. The plant had blossomed a couple of times in the previous year. The leaves have turned a deep crimson and it does not look happy. It is indoors for the winter months. I have repotted it and cut back the stalks. Will it survive or have I killed it? Don Whalen, Zone 6b, in the Roanoke Valley of Southwestern Virginia. |
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Holiday(?)/Christmas(?) Cactus
On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 06:33:24 -0500, "Donald R. Whalen"
wrote: This summer I vacationed my cactus on our sunny porch for the first time. The plant had blossomed a couple of times in the previous year. The leaves have turned a deep crimson and it does not look happy. It is indoors for the winter months. I have repotted it and cut back the stalks. Will it survive or have I killed it? Don Whalen, Zone 6b, in the Roanoke Valley of Southwestern Virginia. those "leaves" are flattned stems. if you did not throw them out, you can root them. i do not think all is lost, even if the plant shows some signs of distress, i think some tender care will put things to rights. i would keep it moderately well lit, and watered cautiously until it shows signs of renewed life. i have been able in the past to root really withered abused cuttings from these plants. in other words, do not despair, all is not lost. hermine |
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