I had the most beautiful Christmas Cactus blooming this year! I’ve had it since it was just 3 little sprigs about 4 years ago and only had gotten one or two flowers a year...BUT THIS year it gave forth 33 buds and only two or three didnt bloom...was absolutely breathetaking...I hope I have this plant for years to come...
I’ve had ‘Miss Peach’ for close to 20 years, now! If yours is in a spot where she blooms, do all you can to keep here there - because the conditions are obviously right for her!
My trick? When I have an ‘empty’ gallon of milk, I do NOT rinse it - I fill it with water and anything that blooms gets a watering with that calcium-rich water. Works like a charm on Miss Peach and any Geraniums I bring in for the winter. My Bay Laurel seems to like it, too.
Miss Peach had an accident last week - Beau knocked her over when he was vacuuming (I will NEVER yell at a man who is doing chores for me!) and she lost a good 1/3 of her branches. I had to trim off even MORE to get her to be able to stand up straight, and then I slipped her into another pot for more stability. She really did need re-potting this last summer, but I neglected to do that. The main plant is still OK and should recover, but I’m taking cuttings from her and rooting them to make some more ‘Miss Peaches’ just in case.
Disaster somewhat averted. ;)