| Description | One of the three types of holiday cactus. The Easter cactus blooms during March and April. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Cactus |
| Hardiness Zone | tropical |
| Sunlight | The best light is bright and indirect. Likes to grow outside in the shade of a tree during the summer. |
| Moisture | October though January is the resting period and should be kept slightly moist. During the preflowering period February through March increase the water. Tolerates average house humidity but prefers it a lttle higher. |
| Soil & Site | In its native growing range the plant is found clinging to the branches of trees. Growing in the decayed leaf, bark and twigs litter found in the crotches of the branches. |
| Growing Media | Likes to be grown in a well drained, cactus succulent type of growing media that is amended with some organic matter. |
| Temperature | Prefers to be kept above 60 degrees. |
| Flowers | The flowers are formed during periods of long nights, short days (photoperiodism). The flowers are produced on last year’s growth. |
| Leaves | Small spines located in the areoles found on the edges of the flat stems. |
| Stems | The stems are flat and segmented with bristles and the edges lack the indentations of the other Holiday Cactus. |
| Propagation | Each segement of the stem can be rooted. |
| Native Site | Native to the filtered light of the tropical forests in South America. |
| Misc Facts | These are true cactus that have evolved to a life in the trees. |
| Notes & Reference | #18-Houseplant Encyclopedia (Nico Vermeulen), #20-Exotica (Alfred Byrd Graf), #18-Houseplant Encyclopedia, #21-Indoor Gardening (Chicago Botanical Gardens Staff) |
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