I bought this Christmas cactus last year in December. It was in bud but, as often happens when a plant goes from greenhouse to store to home, it dropped all its buds. I thought it was just a solid colour but it's actually quite fancy. It reminds me of an amaryllis.
I kept it on the south facing windowsill last spring and summer, then in October I put it in an east facing window in the basement for a month. I didn't water it so that gave it a bit of stress and rest. Once the buds started forming after a month, I brought it up to the south windows again and watered it regularly. It still has some very small buds which will come along so it will bloom for several weeks.
Christmas cactus are easy to propagate - just take off a couple of leaf segments and plant them in soil- and I may start a couple more after it finishes blooming.
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