Christmas Cactus, And An Early Start To Holiday Decorating
Island Ad-Vantages|11/28/2019
I’ve been asked how you can tell whether you have a Christmas, Easter or Thanksgiving cactus.
Caroline Spear
Christmas Cactus, And An Early Start To Holiday Decorating

The difference is in the shape of the leaves. Thanksgiving cactus is the most obvious because of the little projections on the tips of the leaves (which are actually stems). The Christmas cactus has smaller, more rounded projections, and the Easter cactus is very rounded.

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