Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Xmas cactus

It never blooms at Christmas. But it's not far off this time. So this year I'm calling it a Groundhog day cactus. It's had blossoms for quite a while and, just the other day, I realized the blossoms were opening.

Our Groundhog Day cactus. Just below it is a jade plant.

This week I'm planning a trip over to the vet's office. I ordered some dental chews for Tasha and she needs a refill of her flea and tick medicine. And I noticed that today is our first (maybe second) three minute day. Meaning that we gain three full minutes of daylight. Yay! On the other hand, we're socked in by fog.

5 comments:

  1. Your Christmas cactus is amazing. It turns out we have a Thanksgiving cactus (sharper, serrated leaves). We got three flowers the first time around (after Christmas) while it dropped another 2 buds, and now have several buds again. Here’s hoping.

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  2. Last year my Christmas cactus went into full bloom in March!

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  3. I got a start of a Christmas catus like yours this year. I'm hoping to keep it alive. Three minutes more!

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  4. Imagine... one day, in the near future, we'll have colors and blossoms outside, again :)

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  5. what happens if it sees its shadow?

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