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October 27, 2006 By Carole

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Most people have Christmas cactus, right? Well, here at the public library we have a Halloween cactus.
It’s beautiful, even if it is confused about when it’s supposed to bloom.

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  1. Julie says

    October 27, 2006 at 7:13 am

    Yeah, mine is doing the same thing. I think it’s the shorter days cooler nights trigger as mine was outside until just a week or two ago. Must not really be temps though if this one was indoors- maybe it’s strictly a light trigger or lack thereof.

  2. Kate/Massachusetts says

    October 27, 2006 at 7:14 am

    Hmmm…I have a white Christmas Cactus that is also in bloom. It is beautiful! My sister brought the mother-plant to me from New Orleans many years ago. Never thought of it being a “Halloween cactus” until your post 🙂 but it always blooms early.

  3. Karen says

    October 27, 2006 at 7:23 am

    Lovely! Mine is the same color and blooms at Thanksgiving. Right now it is covered with tiny buds and if the little one in my house can keep his fingers off them I’ll take a photo once it blooms.

  4. Wendy says

    October 27, 2006 at 7:31 am

    I love Christmas cacti! My mom has had them forever — she has one that is always a Thanksgiving cactus, but I don’t think she has a Hallowe’en cactus. 🙂 I did not inherit her green thumb, but my brother did, and he has Thanksgiving and Christmas cacti too!

  5. Ruth says

    October 27, 2006 at 7:45 am

    It’s beautiful, even if it is confused!

  6. Kirsten says

    October 27, 2006 at 7:46 am

    It’s beautiful, despite being confused!

  7. margene says

    October 27, 2006 at 7:51 am

    It’s just special and beautiful.

  8. amanda says

    October 27, 2006 at 8:22 am

    Very pretty despite the confusion! Love the quilt you helped work on too — I’ve a niggling in my head about quilting and think there will definitely be some in my future.

  9. Lucia says

    October 27, 2006 at 8:24 am

    Some people call those Easter cacti. I think the cactus is fine, it’s the rest of us who are confused.

  10. Norma says

    October 27, 2006 at 8:33 am

    I think Lucia is right. Mine blooms at Easter, and come to find out, there ARE Easter cacti. Perhaps none of them are REALLY supposed to bloom at Xmas, and we’re all just imposing our will on them just TOO MUCH. that’s it! It’s a Christmas cactus conspiracy by the right-wing whackos! (heehee)

  11. Karen says

    October 27, 2006 at 8:59 am

    Mine always blooms for Thanksgiving. I used to tell my grandmother I assumed it was Polish. (The Polish grandmother, not the Italian one – LOL) She didn’t think I was all that funny. *grin*

  12. Chris says

    October 27, 2006 at 9:17 am

    Pretty!

  13. Betty says

    October 27, 2006 at 10:17 am

    Very pretty, even if it can’t tell time.

  14. Debbie says

    October 27, 2006 at 10:41 am

    My Christmas Catus prefers Thanksgiving. But it’s been awfully neglected for the past few months, so I suspect it’s going to take a season off. 🙁

    You’re looks great! Look at all those blooms-in-waiting!

  15. Deb says

    October 27, 2006 at 10:42 am

    We called ours Jesus because it always bloomed on Easter Sunday – no matter when Easter was! He developed root rot and is currently undergoing a procedure to try and resurrect himself into many new plants. He’s been in my husband’s family for 90 years.

  16. --Deb says

    October 27, 2006 at 10:44 am

    At least yours blooms. Mine hasn’t had a flower in YEARS . . . I saw a bud about two years ago, but . . . other than that . . . in the life of a houseplant, it’s been eons.

  17. Jess says

    October 27, 2006 at 10:44 am

    It is beautiful :o)

    My mom had one for years and years that never bloomed. Not once.

  18. jen says

    October 27, 2006 at 11:26 am

    mine blooms at thanksgiving and keeps on blooming until easter! It’s confussed, but it is lovey!

  19. jen says

    October 27, 2006 at 11:27 am

    mine blooms at thanksgiving and keeps on blooming until easter! It’s confussed, but it is lovely!

  20. kmkat says

    October 27, 2006 at 11:42 am

    Oh, I love Halloween/Thanksgiving/Christmas/Easter cacti! My mother had a huge one for years, and when she moved into an apartment it came to me. But I eventually killed it; I have killed an embarrassing number of such cacti. Enjoy yours, and thanks for sharing!

  21. Laura says

    October 27, 2006 at 12:03 pm

    That’s so pretty. I really need to get one. I wonder why it’s blooming early. I recently got “The Homecoming” on DVD. You know – the Walton’s Christmas show. Mrs. Walton had a Christmas Cactus that she kept under the stairs so it would be in just the right amount of light, etc, so it would bloom at the right time of year. So many things like that have died over time (everyday knowledge about certain plants, etc). Thanks for the pretty picture of this one. 🙂

  22. Carol says

    October 27, 2006 at 12:14 pm

    Beautiful! Mine doesn’t bloom til after te new year, but it’s still a young clipping yet.

  23. Stephanie says

    October 27, 2006 at 12:31 pm

    Gorgeous. I don’t have a Christmas cactus, and I’ve always wanted one. I guess I should look for one.

  24. Kathy says

    October 27, 2006 at 1:32 pm

    Pretty cool! Have a great weekend!

  25. Leah says

    October 27, 2006 at 1:42 pm

    Confused, of crafty?

    Maybe it’s in costume and the blooms are actually supposed to be red!

    Just sayin’!

  26. Jenn says

    October 27, 2006 at 2:07 pm

    As others said, they don’t bloom at Christmas usually. The need equal hours of dark and light to bloom. I have on that is a cutting from my Mom’s…..and Mom’s is a cutting of my Grandmothers.

    Your’s is a beautiful color!

  27. christine says

    October 27, 2006 at 2:42 pm

    Without confusion, life would just be boring and dull.

  28. christine says

    October 27, 2006 at 2:42 pm

    Without confusion, life would just be boring and dull.

  29. Cookie says

    October 27, 2006 at 4:23 pm

    Add mine to the list of confused plants. I think they are forced to bloom at Christmas and went left alone, bloom as needed. ;^)

  30. Sarah says

    October 27, 2006 at 6:42 pm

    THAT’s a cactus! They bloom some pretty flowers! Wow!!

  31. Teyani says

    October 28, 2006 at 11:31 am

    My Mom had one of those when we lived in Mass. – they seem to love the weather up there – very pretty, despite it’s seasonal misdirection.

  32. julia fc says

    October 28, 2006 at 4:59 pm

    Mine too. Never understood why since I bought it blooming at Christmastide. They say different species are timed differently to share the pollinators’ energy over a longer length of time, so you’d think if I bought a xmas one, it’d stick to xmas, wouldn’t cha?

  33. Emily says

    October 28, 2006 at 8:23 pm

    Hey – mine are also blooming, for the first time in over 2 years! I about flipped when I saw them budding out.

  34. Samantha says

    October 29, 2006 at 7:44 am

    Gorgeous. 🙂 They will bloom when subjected to cooler temperatures, and shorter days.

  35. Kim says

    October 30, 2006 at 12:58 pm

    Very nice! It’s looking like my Octoberfest socks are quickly becoming Novemberfest socks

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