Day 50: As much as I love the picotee Christmas cactus' magenta-rimmed white flowers, it's the yellow one I can't resist calling my favourite. A reliable performer, it never fails to produce a flush of lemon-hued blooms in December, sometimes coming back for an encore in late January. My preference for it makes me feel a little ashamed of myself: no parent is supposed to have a favourite child (although most do, and won't admit it even to themselves). Picotee's glamour, while elegant and stylish, falls just short of outshining Yellow's brilliance to take top place. But not to worry. One succeeds the other, rendering the competition irrelevant.
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