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• n  epiphytic cactus of Brazilian ancestry widely cultivated as a houseplant having jointed flat segments and usually rose-purple flowers that bloom in winter

• Christmas cactus
• Schlumbergera buckleyi
• Schlumbergera baridgesii

News & Articles

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• Yard and Garden: Plan for christmas blooms in September
  While gardeners are busy with late summer garden chores and arranging mums for fall displays, they should also be planning ahead for Christmas blooms. Horticulturists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach explain how to achieve perfectly timed Christmas cactus, poinsettia and amaryllis blooms. 
  Sept. 29, 2013 - Sioux City Journal