Christmas Cactus After-Care: Brilliant Tips

[{"selector":"#anim-a7af189d-1d9f-4acb-bb5c-1ea638c44bf1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ca01fdf0-ac8b-4d55-9561-a1605fc5b1b8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-123.39622%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Christmas Cactus After-Care: What About the Rest of the Year? Large Radish Read the full guide

Pruning Christmas Cactuses

[{"selector":"#anim-eebaaf62-5781-46c4-afc5-fa3e73d53395","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1792d336-5c19-4124-a07f-f0acba5ca95b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 100.57928%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-330c65b1-251b-4f08-a97c-ebbcb1f3261a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0a15cdb3-ccfa-4ba1-9350-42f8fceb91f5","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 480.74065%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-92d05893-2cd1-48bf-aa62-d449e3852d79","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1700,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8092ec64-ff97-45ff-ba69-eb12618d7080","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 335.47765%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1700,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cad1780e-b5e7-4830-9baa-b0e681395032","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f7c42294-dfa2-4173-bf1a-317524be621e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 221.69320%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Visit Gardening.org Visit Gardening.org Trim off damaged or dried pieces of foliage and trim as needed after blooms have stopped. Read full guide

Repotting Christmas Cactus

Some years, your Christmas cactus will need to be repotted. Learn More

Watering Tips

Your cactus won’t need to be watered as often when it’s not blooming. Learn More

Giving Christmas Cacti the Right Light

[{"selector":"#anim-b22c7c91-910d-40bf-8d66-db6b3b349669","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4e0c8c0a-5abc-4ff4-8da6-38e09f1bc4d0","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 100.57928%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3d8f655b-cf79-4927-8a73-49fff528c991","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5aa59113-d353-4360-a3f9-47bf2d63b013","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 480.74065%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b4ceeefe-3022-481d-885b-2d171907ad2b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1700,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6829d960-87d3-4329-835c-c0f568f80937","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 335.47765%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1700,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a6d99a00-f991-4c2d-a227-29b21c5d5a79","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-03a1d577-768a-4a43-a4a2-d232c209cf23","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 221.69320%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Visit Gardening.org Visit Gardening.org Swipe Up

Christmas cactuses like to be about as comfortable as we do, temperature-wise.

Feed only an all-purpose fertilizer for a few months of the year

[{"selector":"#anim-a41f16d3-218e-41cf-ad1c-31cabc599bb4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-449f90b9-38d1-47c5-b94e-5a083dcfb945","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 100.57928%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-18f31675-5d4c-471e-be1a-52acac6bddb8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7ebef000-714a-4b2a-98b5-f9f166f6777e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 480.74065%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3bfee451-e27a-435d-8164-42b5c13c708d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1700,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2822a803-b0f9-4bf9-b4e8-d680982190d1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 335.47765%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1700,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4cf71bfc-c235-4a85-9faa-57b1c76f5550","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4d5eab36-7dbb-47e3-9ddb-97b61ecb5d1a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 221.69320%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Visit Gardening.org Visit Gardening.org Read Full Guide

Set the Stage for a New Bloom

To encourage your Christmas cactus to bloom on time next Christmas, move it somewhere cool and dark about 8 weeks before the holidays.

[{"selector":"#anim-d733645d-52fd-4ee2-ae4e-7d039c17e36b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d9216211-aee2-4c00-9f74-77c5d0d398c0","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 100.57928%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-72be27c7-a9f2-4bae-a680-4febd6fa866a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-631e24dc-db56-46b8-bdc3-f3c91fced4fe","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 480.74065%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4fde0146-0997-4465-8a05-6f22dd24427f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1700,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3b5a1985-e899-4498-96ad-b1d7d5ac3b48","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 335.47765%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1700,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cb042d43-68fe-418c-8343-b6bbf9d13506","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fa97de2a-c87a-410a-88f4-93755b183327","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 221.69320%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Visit Gardening.org Visit Gardening.org Read Full Guide

Pruning Christmas Cactuses

See More Ideas

Repotting Christmas Cactus

Watering Tips

Giving Christmas Cacti the Right Light

See More Ideas

Christmas cactuses like to be about as comfortable as we do, temperature-wise.

Feed only an all-purpose fertilizer for a few months of the year

See More Ideas

Set the Stage for a New Bloom

To encourage your Christmas cactus to bloom on time next Christmas, move it somewhere cool and dark about 8 weeks before the holidays.

See More Ideas