How to Care for Christmas Cactus
Temperature
- Christmas cacti like an average temperature of between 15 degrees and 18 degrees celsius and don’t like sudden temperature changes.
- If buds and flowers fall off the temperature has changed too rapidly or the plant has been overwatered.
Watering
- Christmas cacti need more water than a normal cactus.
- Once the compost has dried out they should be watered with tepid water.
- Lift the plant and see if it feels heavy. If the pot feels heavy the compost is holding water so leave the watering for another day.
- Shriveled stems are caused by the roots being damaged by under watering or over watering.
Maintenance
- Remove all spent flowers as needed. Hold the stem and twist off the dead flower, taking care not to knock off the unopened flower buds that are beside it.
