Christmas Cactus grown by / AKROSE ©

Can you imagine? cactusjacck200 asked for the name of Christmas Cactus... and only his friends can post messages on his page and there is no way one can 'be' his friend coz he has no albums so I can 'be' his friend from... I went to wikipediaDOTorg and found out the following: "From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Christmas Cactus) The common holiday cacti (Thanksgiving Cactus, Christmas Cactus, Easter Cactus) are composed of several closely related species in the genus Schlumbergera (often called "Zygocactus" in older works). They are originally forest cacti, growing as epiphytes at elevations between 1000 and 1700 meters above sea level (3280 to 5575 feet above sea level) in the Organ Mountains north of Rio de Janeiro in southeast Brazil, South America (not to be confused with the Organ Mountains of New Mexico in the United States of America). They are called "Flor de maio" (May Flower) in Brazil. Many modern holiday cactus cultivars are hybrids between Schlumbergera truncata and Schlumbergera russelliana, first bred about 150 years ago in England. Holiday Cactus (Schlumbergera hybrids): Christmas Cactus, (Schlumbergera bridgesii, Schlumbergera x buckleyi, Epiphyllum x buckleyi). Thanksgiving Cactus, Yoke Cactus, Linkleaf Cactus, Crab Cactus, Claw Cactus, (Schlumbergera truncata, formerly Zygocactus truncatus). Easter Cactus, (Schlumbergera gaertneri - formerly Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri). The joints of the plants are quite fragile and can break apart if the plant is in poor health. The flower buds' joints are especially easy to detach. Other synonyms include Epiphyllum altensteinii, Schlumbergera truncata var. altensteinii, Zygocactus truncatus var. altensteinii, Epiphyllum bridgesii, Epiphyllum truncatum var. bridgesii, Zygocactus bridgesii, Epiphyllum delicatum, Schlumbergera truncata var. delicata, Zygocactus delicatus, Epiphyllum ruckeri, Epiphyllum ruckerianum, Cactus truncatus, Epiphyllum truncatum." I hope akrose doesn't mind this posting.

said cmgcipriano 2007.01.26 at 03:04:22 PST

Hi I was wondering does any one know the name of the Christmas Cactus by Akrose, if so can you please tell me, I have an Elderly Lady who has one and wants to know the name of it, Thank you very much.

said cactusjack2003 2003.05.19 at 07:46:14 PDT

I continue to be quite a fan of your lovely flower albums! Your Christmas cactus shots are lovely!

said kmtinmd 1999.12.17 at 18:27:38 PST