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Index of Subjects --000000000000867bcc059a0f611e Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Paul Brunelle wrote an informative article on "Recognition and Culture of the Holiday Cacti". See Paul's Notes at www.versicolor.ca/paulsnotes/paul.html Says Paul "I have found, over the years, that the very best treatment for the health of the plants, and especially for plentiful, correctly-timed flowers, is to place the plants outside in dappled or light shade, from after the last frost in Spring, to before the first frost in the Fall. Here in the Halifax area, my holiday cacti go outside about June 10, and are brought in about September 15. Direct sunlight must never reach them, except in Winter..." On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 10:09 AM <dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > Profusion of blooms and time of blooming might have something to do with > the age of the plant. Also for Clivia. Our cactus gets western light an= d > blooms but not profusely. A friend has one that gets little natural > light. It blooms beautifully. Another friend has hers in the SE window > and it also blooms profusely. > > Perhaps it has more to do with the plant=E2=80=99s genetics? > > > > *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca *On Behalf Of * > rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca > *Sent:* December 19, 2019 8:01 AM > *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > *Subject:* Re: [NatureNS] Christmas cactus > > > > Well Dave they are controlled by the length of day light they get. > > There is a name for it which I forget. Mums are the same way > > very important for folks who produce flowers but for the most > > of us we are happy when they do flower. > > Enjoy the nice snow > > Paul > > > > > > > > On December 18, 2019 at 5:19 PM David Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> > wrote: > > > > > > Dear All, > > > > I have three Christmas cacti. For two years in a row the one in the > > dining room, which briefly gets sun in the morning, has come into > > blossom at about Christmas with relatively few blossoms. > > > > But the two in my bedroom have come much earlier (early Nov.) have > > been loaded with flowers and briefly get afternoon sun. One is many > > years older than the dining room plant and one is several years younger= . > > > > My bedroom has a beetle collection which receives > > paradichlorobenzene once a year; usually late winter. And likely has > > methane at times. Can either of these induce flowering in Christmas > > cactus ? > > > > It may just be temperature. The house is usually heated by wood > > only and the dining will typically be warmer than the bedroom in > > fall/winter. > > > > YT. DW, Kentville > > > --000000000000867bcc059a0f611e Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"> <p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-= variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:no= rmal;font-family:Verdana">Paul Brunelle wrote an informative article on &qu= ot;Recognition and Culture of the Holiday Cacti". See Paul's Notes= at <a href=3D"http://www.versicolor.ca/paulsnotes/paul.html">www.versicolo= r.ca/paulsnotes/paul.html</a></p><p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;= font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:nor= mal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Verdana"><br></p><p class= =3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-= east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;fon= t-family:Verdana">Says Paul "<span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-fami= ly:Times;font-size:medium">I have found, over the years, that the very best= treatment for the health of the plants, and especially for plentiful, corr= ectly-timed flowers, is to place the plants outside in dappled or light sha= de, from after the last frost in Spring, to before the first frost in the F= all. Here in the Halifax area, my holiday cacti go outside about June 10, a= nd are brought in about September 15.=C2=A0</span><font color=3D"#FF0000" s= tyle=3D"font-family:Times;font-size:medium">Direct sunlight must never reac= h them</font><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Times;font-size:me= dium">, except in Winter..."</span></p> </div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">= On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 10:09 AM <<a href=3D"mailto:dschlosb-g@ns.sympat= ico.ca">dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote clas= s=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid r= gb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-CA"><div class=3D"gmail-m= _-3933316717650657598WordSection1"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-= US">Profusion of blooms and time of blooming might have something to do wit= h the age of the plant.=C2=A0 Also for Clivia.=C2=A0 Our cactus gets wester= n light and blooms but not profusely.=C2=A0 A friend has one that gets litt= le natural light.=C2=A0 It blooms beautifully.=C2=A0 Another friend has her= s in the SE window and it also blooms profusely.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p= class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">Perhaps it has more to do with th= e plant=E2=80=99s genetics?<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">= <span lang=3D"EN-US"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><div><div style=3D"bord= er-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(= 225,225,225);padding:3pt 0cm 0cm"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span lang=3D"E= N-US">From:</span></b><span lang=3D"EN-US"> <a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owne= r@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> <b>On= Behalf Of </b><a href=3D"mailto:rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blan= k">rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca</a><br><b>Sent:</b> December 19, 2019 8:01 AM<= br><b>To:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">= naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NatureNS] Christmas cac= tus<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2= =A0<u></u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt">We= ll Dave they