Christmas Cactus
In stock
- Easy to care for houseplant with flamboyant flowers
- Delivered in bud and bloom
- Price includes a choice of stylish pots
Our flowering Christmas cactus also known as 'schlumbergera', are a great easy care houseplant and will flower for weeks and weeks in a cool room. Blooming beautiful pink leafs, our Christmas Cactus plants look amazing on your home office desk or windowsill.
These substantial and very attractive plants are always popular and we're delighted to have the first of these ready for Christmas delivery. As pictured they have masses of buds and opening blooms and will continue to flower for many weeks to come.
This week have some lovely dark pink, dark orangey red or a very pale pink/white flowering plant as well as some really special plants with a mixture of both pink and white flowers as in the main picture.
Please do make a note below if you have a preference, otherwise we'll just send the nicest looking on the day.
Recipient - an experienced gardener - was very happy with this plant, said there were many flowers.
Ordered from California sent to relatives in England. Happily received and hold it looks lovely
Great appearance.
Healthy and attractive plant. Even better than described.
Great products. I’ve had many plants from here and never disappointed! This is the third Christmas cactus I’ve had for gifts as I love mine so much
Beautiful plant and great service
Gorgeous Christmas cactus with buds, ready to burst into flower. The plant is a good size and a lovely Christmas gift.
Great product, great service
Great service and quality plants
The recipient was very pleased with gift
These instructions are sent with the plant gift
This flowering Cactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi) is grown for the flamboyant flowers which emerge from the end of the leaves. These blooms should last several weeks and with a little care will treat you with another show next year.
Naturally these plants grow in a jungle attached to the trees. An ideal position would be well-lit yet out of direct sunlight with a humid atmosphere. You could add humidity by placing your plant on gravel-filled saucers keeping the water level in the saucer lower than the gravel, you do not want to get the soil water logged.
While flowering the plant will thrive in a cool sunny room. Try and keep the temperature steady. The cooler the room, the longer the blooms will last. Just after flowering the plant will rest, place your plant in a cooler darker room until early March, and reduce the watering. In late March your plant will start to put on new growth, it will need to be moved back into a spot just out of direct light and the watering will increase.
Although it is called a cactus it does need regular watering while flowering but like all cacti do not allow the pot to stand in water.
If you want to encourage your plant to grow and flower next year it is a good idea to repot your plant in free draining compost at the beginning of the growing season (April until September), only go just a couple of centimetres larger as they like their roots quite pot bound. Feed once a month with a balanced general-purpose feed through the growing season. With the right care these plants can last for years and years.
Problem Solving:
If your cactus starts to look sorry for itself and/or the leaves start to droop, try switching to rainwater for watering and misting the leaves every few days to help it recover.
More Information
Scientific Name:Schlumbergia
Nick named Christmas cactus for their propensity to flower in the run up to christmas