Holiday Cactus

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Plant Characteristics
Habit   cacti-succulent

Height: 12 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12.
Width: 12 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12. to 24 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 24.
Lifespan: perennial
Bloom: early fall, mid fall, late fall
Cultivation
Exposure: shade
Features: flowers
USDA Zones: 10 to 12
Flower features: red, orange, yellow, pink, white
Scientific Names

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Read about Holiday Cactus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

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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