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Easy Houseplants:Thanksgiving Cactus By Dr. Leonard Perry • Horticulture Professor, University of Vermont
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ou have probably heard of the Christmas cactus, but did you know that there is also a Thanksgiving cactus which, as you’ve probably guessed, comes into bloom in November? This houseplant doesn’t have typical cactus spines, as its name may lead you to believe, has easy culture, and can live for many years.
Some people have plants that were passed down from their mother or even grandmother. You can tell the Thanksgiving cactus (Schlumbergera truncata) apart from the Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera bridgesii) from the shape of its leaves. The leaf segments, botanically termed “phylloclades,” are serrated or “toothed” (see photo, above) on the former as compared to the more rounded leaf margins of the Christmas cactus.
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