Product description
Whether you’re looking for a fabulous Christmas gift for the person who has everything or simply fancy brightening up your own home over the greyest months of the year, you can’t go far wrong with a Christmas Cactus house plant. Christmas Cactus plants are succulent plants with long, flat stems acting as foliage, providing interest all year round. From November these stems are decorated with pink and white buds that open out into dainty pink flowers that last throughout the winter months.
Also known by the botanical name Schlumbergera, these real plants stand out among other Christmas plants and flowers due to being so easy to care for. They tolerate weeks of neglect, looking their best again after watering. For the best show of flowers, keep the plant in a warm room out of direct sunlight during the summer and winter months. From autumn, and again after flowering, move the plant to a cooler spot and water more sparingly. Doing this helps encourage more flower buds to form.
Despite being succulent plants, these tropical plants are native to rainforests and so prefer a more humid environment. This quirk makes them excellent bathroom plants, but you can mimic their natural habitat by misting a few times a week or sitting the pot on top of some pebbles in water.
Please Note: When purchasing plants, please consider that each live item is unique and may therefore differ from the images shown, which are for illustration purposes only. The plant will be supplied in a growers pot. Depending on season, some plants may be pruned back to encourage growth and deciduous plants may arrive without leaves.
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Pink & White Christmas Cactus
Pink & White Christmas Cactus
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Product description
Whether you’re looking for a fabulous Christmas gift for the person who has everything or simply fancy brightening up your own home over the greyest months of the year, you can’t go far wrong with a Christmas Cactus house plant. Christmas Cactus plants are succulent plants with long, flat stems acting as foliage, providing interest all year round. From November these stems are decorated with pink and white buds that open out into dainty pink flowers that last throughout the winter months.
Also known by the botanical name Schlumbergera, these real plants stand out among other Christmas plants and flowers due to being so easy to care for. They tolerate weeks of neglect, looking their best again after watering. For the best show of flowers, keep the plant in a warm room out of direct sunlight during the summer and winter months. From autumn, and again after flowering, move the plant to a cooler spot and water more sparingly. Doing this helps encourage more flower buds to form.
Despite being succulent plants, these tropical plants are native to rainforests and so prefer a more humid environment. This quirk makes them excellent bathroom plants, but you can mimic their natural habitat by misting a few times a week or sitting the pot on top of some pebbles in water.
Please Note: When purchasing plants, please consider that each live item is unique and may therefore differ from the images shown, which are for illustration purposes only. The plant will be supplied in a growers pot. Depending on season, some plants may be pruned back to encourage growth and deciduous plants may arrive without leaves.
House Plant Size Guide
House plants come in a wide array of shapes and sizes depending on the variety and maturity of the plant.
6cm/12cm/15cm/19cm/23cm nursery pots are the most common size of pot that they are sold in. This measurement is the diameter at the top of the pot.
12cm potted plants are the most popular providing great value for money and an instant impact. Larger plants that come in pots of 20cm+ are great for making a statement in any room and can represent years of growth to get to that level of maturity and size.
Plant specs, care guide & tips
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Specifications
Instructions
Top Tip
Avoid relocating your Schlumbergera once buds appear. Sudden changes in light or temperature can cause the buds to drop before they open.
How to Water
Water your Schlumbergera when the top inch of soil feels dry, using room-temperature water to avoid shocking the roots. Keep the soil lightly moist during active growth and flowering but reduce watering in winter.
How to Plant
Plant your Schlumbergera in a pot with well-draining cactus or succulent compost. Position it in bright, indirect light, such as near an east-facing window, and avoid placing it in direct sun, which can scorch the leaves.
