Ich hatte heute einen Besuch in meiner Arztpraxis. Im Wartezimmer ist mir ein Feiertagskaktus aufgefallen. Was mir auffiel, waren die dunklen Ränder der Blätter. Die Rezeptionistin sagte, sie glaube, es hätte pfirsichfarbene Blumen. Die Zeit wird es zeigen!
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Easter Cactus: Rhipsalidopsis. Similar to but not the same as Christmas or Thanksgiving cactuses, but Care is the same:
You want an Aroid mix for their soil. NOT Cactus soil. This is common misinformation. Holiday cacti are epiphytic cacti that grow off the side of trees in nature and are used to being rained on and getting their leaves dried quickly. This whole group is native to the rainforests of Brazil, which most don’t actually understand. Thus a good Aroid mix with a little extra bark, OR regular potting soil with a 50/50 mix of Orchid bark mix to potting soil will do these guys good. WHEN they manage to root into the soil at the base of trees if they break off, it’s solely into hummus which is a mixture of decaying leaves, decaying organic material, some soil, some bark, and very very little sand. Hence an Aroid mix… or even a mix good for jewel orchids is best.
The problem with Cactus soil is that it’s very dense. It does drain quickly, but it is compact. It doesn’t encourage large root growth, and instead forces very fine root growth, which makes them more prone to root rot when being watered. You want to let the soil go dry to the TOUCH, not under the soil before watering, Then around Christmas or when you start seeing blooms, you stop watering entirely. When the last blooms wilt and fall off, you can resume watering.