Red Christmas Cactus for Sale

Botanical Name: Schlumbergera or Zygocactus

Common Name: Christmas cactus, holiday cactus, crab cactus

Origin: Brazil, on coastal mountain slopes. Christmas cacti are epiphytes like air plants, or plants that grow on other plants rather than in the ground.

• Christmas cactus has arching stems and non-prickly, glossy green segments year-round and red flowers appearing in November, lasting through the holidays, and resting after January
• Arrives in budding and blooming form
• Designed in a natural white birch container
• We also offer a red and white Christmas cactus

Available in 2 sizes:

• Small measures overall approximately 10-12""H x 6""D
• Large measures overall approximately 12-14""H x 8""D

Tending Tips and Fun Facts

Extra blooms: Sometimes the Christmas cactus will surprise you with additional blooms later in winter and spring! The secret to getting multiple winter blooms is moving the plant outside in summer.

Long lives: Christmas cacti can live for 50 years or more with proper care.

Christmas cactus care: Provide a location with bright, indirect sunlight; if the stems start to turn purplish-red, they’re getting too much direct sunlight. Christmas cacti don't love cooler temperatures; bring inside before temperatures dip below 50°F

Watering: A Christmas cactus likes a little more water than a desert cactus, but excess water will cause root rot. Water when the soil is dry an inch deep. Don't let your Christmas cactus sit in wet soil or a saucer of water.

Fertilizing: From spring to summer, feed with an ¼ strength dilution of balanced houseplant fertilizer; stop feeding in fall and begin feeding again in late winter.

Displaying: Christmas cacti make great plants for hanging baskets, with their long stem and leaf segments. They grow in trees in their natural habitat.