The Difference Between Christmas Cactus and Thanksgiving Cactus—Plus, How to Care for Each. Michelle Mastro. Thu, November 7, 2024 at 9:01 PM UTC. 4 min read. Learn what sets these holiday cacti ...

Christmas cactus and Thanksgiving cactus need about six weeks of short days. Easter cactus need 8-12 weeks of short days to bloom. In Lancaster County, these plants spend cold months indoors.

A gardener recently asked me why her Christmas cactus bloomed before Thanksgiving. My short answer was that it was likely a Thanksgiving cactus, which normally blooms between Halloween and ...

While a Christmas cactus is a popular holiday gift, there are actually a variety of holiday cacti to choose from: Thanksgiving cactus, Christmas cactus and Easter cactus. The primary difference ...

The main difference between the Christmas, Thanksgiving and the Easter cactus is the time of bloom. The Thanksgiving cactus will usually bloom in late fall, one month before the Christmas cactus ...

The main difference between the three holiday cacti is that the Easter cactus blooms during spring. Beaumont Enterprise Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo.

Thanksgiving cactus (Schlumbergera truncata), Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera bridgesii) and Easter cactus (Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri) are popular houseplants. The plants are grown for their ...

One of the main differences between these two holiday cacti is how their flowers bloom. The Christmas cactus typically blooms in shades of orange, pink, burgundy, and white, while the Thanksgiving ...

What better way to welcome the holiday season than with a cactus? There are a few different types of holiday cacti, two of the most popular being Christmas and Thanksgiving. Both cacti flower ...

Thanksgiving cactus. Leaves: Shaped like a crab claw, with two to four serrated segments with pointy spines on each side.The end of the last segment is slightly concave. Flowers: Grow from the the ...