Holiday Cactus - Revision history

Raffi at 20:26, 21 May 2010

2010-05-21T20:26:21Z

Raffi: moved Schlumbergera truncata to Holiday Cactus: A few very similar species and hybrids will get lumped under this general name like on wikipedia.

2010-05-21T20:18:11Z

moved Schlumbergera truncata to Holiday Cactus: A few very similar species and hybrids will get lumped under this general name like on wikipedia.

Murali.lalitha at 15:17, 21 May 2010

2010-05-21T15:17:23Z

Raffi at 06:02, 9 December 2009

2009-12-09T06:02:47Z

Murali.lalitha: Created page with '{{Inc| Zygocactus truncatus, Schum. (Epiphyllum truncatum, Haw.). Crab Cactus. Christmas Cactus. Fig. 4055. Sts. much branched and hanging in large bunches from the trees; joints…'

2009-12-03T15:15:07Z

Created page with '{{Inc| Zygocactus truncatus, Schum. (Epiphyllum truncatum, Haw.). Crab Cactus. Christmas Cactus. Fig. 4055. Sts. much branched and hanging in large bunches from the trees; joints…'

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Zygocactus truncatus, Schum. (Epiphyllum truncatum, Haw.). Crab Cactus. Christmas Cactus. Fig. 4055. Sts. much branched and hanging in large bunches from the trees; joints obovate to oblong, with strongly truncate apex, 1 1/4 - 2 in. long by about 3/4 - 1 in. broad, bright green, margins coarsely serrate, with 1-3 large, acute teeth on each side, the 2 upper ones forming more or less incurved horns on either side of the truncation: areoles bearing a few short yellowish or dark-colored bristles, or sometimes none: fls. horizontal, growing from the truncated end of the younger joints, strongly irregular, 2 1/2 – 3 1/2 in. long, in various shades of red: fr. pear-shaped, red, about 3/8 in. diam. Brazil. B.M. 2562. G.C. III. 19:9.— Most of the forms in cult. are hybrids between this species and some other of the genus or with allies of Cereus. A common basket- and rafter-plant.
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 |familia=Cactaceae
 |genus=Schlumbergera
-|species=truncata
+|species=-various-
-|common_name=Crab cactus
+|common_name=Holiday Cactus, Christmas Cactus, Easter Cactus, Crab cactus
 |name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
 |habit=cacti-succulent
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 |exposure=shade
 |sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
-|features=flowers
+|water=moderate
-|flower_season=early fall, mid fall, late fall
+|features=flowers, foliage
 |flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
-|flowers=red, orange, yellow, pink, white
+|flowers=red, orange, yellow, pink, white, double
 |Temp Metric=°F
 |min_zone=10
 |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
 |max_zone=12
-|image=Upload.png
+|image=Christmas Cactus 004a.JPG
 |image_width=240
 }}
 {{Inc|
 Zygocactus truncatus, Schum. (Epiphyllum truncatum, Haw.). Crab Cactus. Christmas Cactus. Sts. much branched and hanging in large bunches from the trees; joints obovate to oblong, with strongly truncate apex, 1 1/4 - 2 in. long by about 3/4 - 1 in. broad, bright green, margins coarsely serrate, with 1-3 large, acute teeth on each side, the 2 upper ones forming more or less incurved horns on either side of the truncation: areoles bearing a few short yellowish or dark-colored bristles, or sometimes none: fls. horizontal, growing from the truncated end of the younger joints, strongly irregular, 2 1/2 – 3 1/2 in. long, in various shades of red: fr. pear-shaped, red, about 3/8 in. diam. Brazil.— Most of the forms in cult. are hybrids between this species and some other of the genus or with allies of Cereus. A common basket- and rafter-plant.
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 ==Cultivation==
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+The joints of the plants can be fragile and break apart if the plant is in poor health. The flower buds' joints are especially easy to detach.
 ===Propagation===
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+Holiday cacti can be propagated quite easily by removing a single segment and planting it a quarter of its length deep in a pot filled with slightly sandy soil. It helps to put some kind of rooting hormone on the base of the cutting. Place the pot in a well lit area (but not in direct sunlight) and keep the soil moist. The cutting should begin showing signs of growth after two or three weeks.
 ===Pests and diseases===
-==Species==
-<!--  This section should be renamed Cultivars if it appears on a page for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc    -->
+==Varieties==
 ==Gallery==
-{{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery  -->
+<gallery perrow=5>
+Image:Christmas cactus close-up aka.jpg|a close-up photo of a Christmas cactus
-<gallery>
+Image:Flowering christmas cactus.JPG|This picture shows the fragile joints.
-Image:Upload.png| photo 1
+Image:Zygocactus truncatus 01.JPG|Another close-up of Christmas Cactus
-Image:Upload.png| photo 2
+Image:christmas cactus.jpg|''Schlumbergera x buckleyi''
-Image:Upload.png| photo 3
+Image:Zygocactus bonsai.jpg|A holiday cactus potted and trimmed as an [[indoor bonsai]]
 </gallery>
 ==References==
 *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
 <!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->

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 {{SPlantbox
 |genus=Schlumbergera
 |species=truncata
-|Min ht metric=cm
+|common_name=Crab cactus
 |Temp Metric=°F
 |image=Upload.png
 |image_width=240

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-Zygocactus truncatus, Schum. (Epiphyllum truncatum, Haw.). Crab Cactus. Christmas Cactus. Fig. 4055. Sts. much branched and hanging in large bunches from the trees; joints obovate to oblong, with strongly truncate apex, 1 1/4 - 2 in. long by about 3/4 - 1 in. broad, bright green, margins coarsely serrate, with 1-3 large, acute teeth on each side, the 2 upper ones forming more or less incurved horns on either side of the truncation: areoles bearing a few short yellowish or dark-colored bristles, or sometimes none: fls. horizontal, growing from the truncated end of the younger joints, strongly irregular, 2 1/2 – 3 1/2 in. long, in various shades of red: fr. pear-shaped, red, about 3/8 in. diam. Brazil. B.M. 2562. G.C. III. 19:9.— Most of the forms in cult. are hybrids between this species and some other of the genus or with allies of Cereus. A common basket- and rafter-plant.
+Zygocactus truncatus, Schum. (Epiphyllum truncatum, Haw.). Crab Cactus. Christmas Cactus. Sts. much branched and hanging in large bunches from the trees; joints obovate to oblong, with strongly truncate apex, 1 1/4 - 2 in. long by about 3/4 - 1 in. broad, bright green, margins coarsely serrate, with 1-3 large, acute teeth on each side, the 2 upper ones forming more or less incurved horns on either side of the truncation: areoles bearing a few short yellowish or dark-colored bristles, or sometimes none: fls. horizontal, growing from the truncated end of the younger joints, strongly irregular, 2 1/2 – 3 1/2 in. long, in various shades of red: fr. pear-shaped, red, about 3/8 in. diam. Brazil.— Most of the forms in cult. are hybrids between this species and some other of the genus or with allies of Cereus. A common basket- and rafter-plant.
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