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Homes & Gardens
Jennifer Ebert

What Your Christmas Cactus Actually Needs In May If You Want A Bigger Bloom Display in Winter

Christmas cactus in early stage of flowering with bright pink buds and flowers.

If your Christmas cactus is still looking happy after flowering, May is when things naturally start to change. It’s out of bloom, but not really in a resting phase anymore. This is the point where a bit of attention goes a long way, especially if you’re figuring out what to do with a Christmas cactus in May and want to set it up properly for the months ahead.

What’s happening now is fairly unglamorous but important: the plant is currently switching into growth mode, building up energy and forming new segments for later flowering.

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