BETHEELOUWHO ............ Simply about everyday life.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Almost Wordless Wednesday
PRETTY!
I'm not sure why, but my Christmas cactus decided to bloom. Just one really beautiful flower in a hot pink color. This is the first time in eight years it's bloomed. I think it means it's feeling pretty good.
That plant has been spending the last eight years chanting to itself, "I think I can, I think I can, I think I can..." and ((poof)) there you go. It kind of makes me chuckle. And it is very pretty!
Christmas Cacti are such perplexing plants. My old one (which was my great-grandmother's) always puts forth a few blooms at Easter (I've blogged about this before) and then a random one here and there throughout the year....it is the same color as yours. My newer one (four years old, I think, and a Christmas gift from a friend) sticks more closely to the calendar and puts on a show at Christmas only.
@AmericanJanet - This one is very old as well. Iv'e had it 21 years. I got it from my roommate who said it belonged to her Finnish Grandmother. When mine was healthy 8 years ago, it would bloom Christmas and Easter. Do you have any with white or peach blooms?
@betheelou - No, only two and they are both pink. Have you ever rooted a new one? You just break off pieces and stick them in a pot of dirt and keep it sort of moist...it doesn't take much. I started one for my mother last year off of Grandma's, and it is doing very well. Didn't bloom last Christmas, but I think it might this year.
It's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteawesome!
ReplyDeletegood Lord knew you needed it for some reason! Enjoy it!!
ReplyDeletewhat a special treat for you to enjoy
ReplyDeleteThat plant has been spending the last eight years chanting to itself, "I think I can, I think I can, I think I can..." and ((poof)) there you go. It kind of makes me chuckle. And it is very pretty!
ReplyDeleteChristmas Cacti are such perplexing plants. My old one (which was my great-grandmother's) always puts forth a few blooms at Easter (I've blogged about this before) and then a random one here and there throughout the year....it is the same color as yours. My newer one (four years old, I think, and a Christmas gift from a friend) sticks more closely to the calendar and puts on a show at Christmas only.
ReplyDelete@AmericanJanet - This one is very old as well. Iv'e had it 21 years. I got it from my roommate who said it belonged to her Finnish Grandmother. When mine was healthy 8 years ago, it would bloom Christmas and Easter. Do you have any with white or peach blooms?
ReplyDelete@betheelou - No, only two and they are both pink. Have you ever rooted a new one? You just break off pieces and stick them in a pot of dirt and keep it sort of moist...it doesn't take much. I started one for my mother last year off of Grandma's, and it is doing very well. Didn't bloom last Christmas, but I think it might this year.
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