The audacity of my Christmas cactus, trying to bloom before Halloween and Thanksgiving (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

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[-] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 9 points 1 week ago

Mine is quite obviously a Bloom When It Damn Well Pleases Cactus.

[-] MonkeyTown@midwest.social 4 points 1 week ago

Mine too. I have a white one that’s been in full bloom for a few days now and a pink one I expect in the next week. I didn’t think there were any varieties that were that early, but I’ve got em.

Need to get some Easter ones, then they’ll bloom in December.

[-] blackbrook@mander.xyz 8 points 1 week ago

Your cactus is being controlled by marketers!

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 5 points 1 week ago

My mom had one that thrived for over 40 years.

[-] NeedyPlatter@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

Mine has bloomed already and I've never been so confused. It's bloomed early before but never around (Canadian) Thanksgiving, I should adjust my thermostat lol.

this post was submitted on 15 Oct 2025

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