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I just wanted to share the beautiful Thanksgiving cactus that was given to me by perc-o-prince's mom. I picked it up from Rich this Summer at one of our wash-ins. Talk about abuse: I forgot it in the trunk of the car for a week, and then left it outside all Summer on the side of the house, forgetting to water it. I finally brought it to work where I accidentally knocked it off it's stand. And the pot is cracked. Just a couple weeks ago I noticed little buds forming.
Bobby in Boston

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Aye that's a beauty also called Christmas cactus... I wonder why LOL
We've never managed to grow one that big but have a little one on the coffee table that just flowered a few days ago..
 
Its very beautiful

The trick to them, seems that less is more.

I was house sitting for mum at one point and started watering hers lightly, twice a week. I'd managed to make it sick in a fortnight, and it was dead by the end of the month.

She forgave me eventually, but I had to search for ever to get another one that had yellow and pink flowers :)
 
It is beautiful. I was just admiring those in the store the other day. If it lasted through all that you said, Bobby, it may just be my type of plant. Earlier in the year, I kept putting plants next to the waterfall in my atrium, and they all kept dying even though I took proper care of them. I found out that the paint from the waterfall base was flaking off and splashing with the water onto the plant leaves subsequently killing them. I have fake out there now, but I'd like to find some colorful live plants that will last.
 
Not to hijack the thread but for all you plant lovers who may never have seen one of these, I hadn't before now, this is called an Easter Egg plant. We planted it from seed last spring in out in the garden. The "eggs" were actually white and that big one you would have thought looking at it was a real egg, by the end of summer they begin turning yellow and from what I read they then go more brown and you can remove the seeds and plant more.. Anyways it was fun to grow.

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Petek,
I love the Easter Egg plant! Have never seen one, what is the genus name? I have a ton of plants in a room with a big picture window. They love the sun. I'll try to get pics of the rest. I am noticing buds on my old Christmas cactus at home. It is very old and has the smooth leaves which are less common.
Bobby in Boston
 
Hi Bobby it's called a solanum ovigerum, ovi from latin egg I suppose. It was much more leafy while it was out in the garden growing and I think they would have done better in a sunnier spot but our backyard has so many trees much of the areas only get a half days sun. We'll see how it goes for getting seeds out when the time comes and if you don't see any packets for sale at a nursery near you I'll mail you pack if I see them or some of the seeds from this plant
 
Sudsshane,
A Christmas cactus would thrive in FL. You could leave it outside most of the year, just don't let it freeze or cook in 100 degree heat. I would keep it out of direct sun as well.
Pete,
would the Easter egg plant do well in the northeast with such short Summers and short daylight for most of the year?
Bobby in Boston
 
Shane,
get a small one and make cuttings. They grow like weeds in warm sun. A big one can cost lots of $$$. It's more fun to grow one from a small plant. Most greenhouses and even some stores have them at this time of year.
Bobby in Boston
 
Looks beautiful!!!

I'm glad that it went to a good home. Mom was glad that someone wanted it. She would have hated to toss it out :-(

Enjoy it in good health!!!

Rich
 

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