PlantFiles Pictures: Easter Cactus (Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri)

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Author Content spaceman_spiff Saint Petersburg, FL (Zone 9b) May 31, 2004 10:43 AM Post #891098 Easter Cactus Hatiora gaertneri I love this plant. It seems to do well being root-bound. Blooms great every year around Easter. http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/54384/ Click the image for an enlarged view. teachaholic Devon United Kingdom June 08, 2004 11:03 AM Post #901750 Ive got a cutting from a jointed cactus like this but dont know whether its an Easter or Christmas variety. Is there a way I can tell, other than waiting for it to bloom? PotEmUp Fremont, CA (Zone 9a) June 08, 2004 11:19 PM Post #902543 Thanksgiving cactus have pointed teeth. Christmas cactus have flattened leaves with rounded teeth. Easter cactus have no teeth with fibrous hairs at the leaf joint. Click the image for an enlarged view. spklatt Ottawa, ON (Zone 5a) April 22, 2005 11:57 PM Post #1421383 Just saw this pic, via the "Fun Random Image"...and wanted to say, thanks for the explanation, PotEmUp! I'd always wondered about that. Great pic, by the way, spaceman_spiff (your first name isn't Calvin by any chance, is it? :-) Thanks for posting it. Shannon

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