Christmas cactus & orchid plants

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Originally Posted by lizbud

Your plants are beautiful.:) My Mom was wonderful with plants but I
don't seem to have the knack for them.

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Seriously - I'm NOT good with plants if the require any kind of special attention. I can't keep African Violets to save my backside and I just gave up on them! And regular cactus - forget it! The "Thanksgiving/Christmas/Easter" cactus pretty much take care of themselves for the most part. I have a Prayer Plant that I think will outlive me, and it's already about 25 years old. I over water-under water-leave it outside when it gets too cold, and that sucker just won't die. It looks like it's dead and I cut it back to nothing, and it comes back looking better than ever! :p

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Originally Posted by Randi

Beautiful! I think it's the perfect place for it... with a thin curtain and no direct sunlight.

One of the Orchids I got for my Birthday is now shooting a new one sideways from the vertical stalk.

I know some people save the water they have boiled and use that to water their plants and that's probably a good idea.

I have a November cactus that I got from my mother and she got it from her mother. Quite amazing I've kept it alive, but it doesn't bloom.

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Your cactus probably doesn't get enough sun. I have mine in the same front window as the orchid, so that must be a good place and the right amount of light for both of them. A few years ago, about 1/3 of the plant died off, but I think it choked to death! :eek: We were having some renovations done to the house, and there was a lot of dust from the drywall sanding - I never thought to cover the plants.

This pic is a couple of years old - it's a lot bigger now.



My SIL saves water that she uses when cooking veggies, since so many nutrients boil out and into the water. She uses this to water her plants.