Christmas Cactus Care: A Beautiful Succulent Houseplant

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Christmas Cactus is an easy-care, attractive houseplant that can live for a long time. Here’s a simple guide on how to care for Christmas Cactus during its blooming period and for the long term as well.

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They like and do best in bright, natural light; a medium to high light exposure. Be sure to keep them out of the direct sun and hot windows because their fleshy leaves will burn.

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These epiphytic cacti differ from the desert cacti. This means their roots need to breathe. You don’t want to keep them constantly moist or they’ll eventually succumb to root rot.

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In our homes, Christmas Cacti prefers warmer daytime temps (65 – 75) and to be kept cooler at night. They actually need those cooler temperatures when setting their buds.

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These are tropical cacti so they prefer and do best with high humidity like the rest of your tropical houseplants. Our homes tend to be on the dry side so you may have to up the ante a bit with the humidity.

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Holiday Cacti grow on other plants, rocks and bark – they don’t grow in soil. In nature they feed off leaf matter and debris. This means they like a very porous mix that also has some richness to it.

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Like most succulents, a Christmas Cactus is very easy to propagate. You can do it by leaf cuttings or by stem segments as well as by division.

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