Cactus Seed Growing System Kit Instructions

Step One: Remove plastic wrap from seed starting supplies; 10oz cup, peat pot, seed package and plastic baggie containing growing medium.

Step Two: Pour growing medium into peat pot at bottom of 10oz cup, and set plastic baggie aside.

Step Three: Pour 1/8 cup of distilled or filtered water into 10oz cup, soaking the growing medium and peat pot. Water may take several minutes to soak in.

Step Four: Open seed package and sprinkle seeds on top of wet growing medium.

Step Five: Keep seeds wet inside of plastic baggie, and then remove baggie after seeds begin to germinate.

Ambient daytime temperature for seeds to germinate will need to be over 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Germination times will vary between 1 to 4 weeks, and some cactus seeds may germinate as late as 2 years after having been planted.

After seeds begin to germinate remove plastic baggie keeping seedlings uncovered. Water seedlings alternating between wet and dry growing medium until seedlings are large enough to transplant into their own small flower pots.

Schlumbergera hybrids, aka Christmas Cactus

Adult Plant Growing Information

Five-Spine Rating - 5^?

Yes - small container size plant. This variety will occupy a small flower pot comfortably and remain a manageable sized house plant.

Yes - tolerates low light levels. This variety will do well as a houseplant in locations with short periods of direct sun and some indirect or filtered light.

Yes - does well with cool winter time temperatures. This variety will tolerate temperatures down below 50 °F. if the roots are kept dry, and will do very well in a home with energy saving thermostat setting.

Yes - easy care root system. This variety stores water in the parts of the plant which are above the soil leaving the root system small enough to fit into a proportionally sized flower pot.

Yes - flowers easily as a house plant. This variety is likely to flower as a house plant, but results will depend on a variety of growing conditions.

good locations

Potential living space locations include; East, West or South windows and three to four season rooms are good, and will grow well under most house plant conditions. This plant can be treated like most broad leaf house plants and do well to keep the temperature above 45 °F. This variety blooms in the winter when the days become shorter, and can be encouraged to bloom near the holiday times.

These plants grow into a small bush like formation producing small flat stem segments. When they are large enough to bloom they may produce multiple flowers at the end their stem growth for a beautiful display. The flower colors are uncertain, but are likely to range in the pink and magenta tones. These species of cacti grown from seed may take over 5 years to mature enough for flower production.

size

These plants take 4 - 5 years to become large enough to bloom. Plants grow in a bushy form up to a foot high and over a foot wide.

ancestry

Their native habitat are South American rain forests, and they sport some of the most unique flowers which are usually pollinated by birds.

seed propagation origin

Plants and seeds are grown and propagated by windowsillcactus.com.

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