Christmas in July

Last year I saw a post showing a delightful “Christmas Cactus” AKA Zygocactus. Mine is flowering now so I figure it must be one of those “Christmas in July” events.

Christmas-in-July

Author: macmsue

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4 thoughts on “Christmas in July”

Still the Lucky Few says:

July 16, 2016 at 12:30 pm

I’ve never had much luck with Christmas Cactus, but this one is beautiful! Good to know the Latin name.

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1. macmsue says:
  
  July 17, 2016 at 12:41 am
  
  I think mine is simply a survivor, it doesn’t get any special treatment so I guess it just loves the spot it’s in. 🙂
  
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dbp49 says:

July 16, 2016 at 5:45 pm

That is absolutely beautiful. Even moreso seeing as mine looks like death warmed over at this time of the year. Lol.

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1. macmsue says:
  
  July 17, 2016 at 12:49 am
  
  Mine grows under a pergola with twice daily micro sprays on it during summer but we’ve had rain recently so none of that just now. I bought it as a favour from a neighbour who was moving interstate about 30 years ago. It is certainly happy to just get on with life without any indulgence. 🙂
  
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