365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Saturday, November 12, 2016
Natural Cycle
Day 30: Every year, I hear people talking about how their November-blooming "Christmas" cacti (Zygocactus) seem to have lost track of what season it is, or that they're getting an early start on the holidays. Nope! The ones you see in nurseries and plant shops have been forced to flower out of their natural cycle by being subjected to a schedule of cool temperatures and limited light. It sometimes takes a couple of years for them to resume their normal activity, but once they're back on track, you can expect a full flush of blooms in November and then a few stragglers again in January. To be sure that they flower the following year, keep them on the cool side (55-60 degrees) through winter.
Labels:
houseplants,
Zygocactus
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