If your Schlumbergera sweats above 70ºF (21°C) instead of enjoying the ideal 55-65°F (13-18°C), the plant tends to stay in growth mode instead of forming buds. The other extreme doesn’t work either.
Why does it all happen? The heat tells the plant to stay in summer growth mode. The cold will stress it, turn it limp and pale, and it will look utterly desperate, like my husband with a mild case of the sniffles.
Good news? A slight dip in temperature at night is the secret trigger. That nightly coolness signals that the season is changing. You finally speak cactus now!
Temperature is just one of several bloom-blockers. Here are seven more reasons a Christmas cactus won’t bloom and how to fix them.
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I suppose you didn’t plan to become a lighting technician when you started growing a Christmas Cactus. Yet here you are and here are your tips.
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