Pruning Christmas Cactus

More popularly known as the holiday cactus, Christmas cactus is a wonderful plant that blooms, as the very name suggests, during Christmas time. Native to Central and South America, flowers of the plant can be found in a wide variety of colors, including white, salmon, pink, yellow, and fuchsia, out of which, the one with pink-colored flowers is preferred for Christmas. The plant needs the same environmental conditions as are required by orchids, to grow. Christmas cactus is easy to grow. You can plant it in your own backyard, to beautify the place with its blooming flowers, during the holiday season.

 

Christmas cactus does not require much of care and effort, once it grows. Nevertheless, you need to take care of the basic requirements of the plant, such as the optimum amount of light, temperature and the availability of water. Pruning is another important factor contributing to the growth of the plant. Although Christmas cactus resorts to self-pruning sometimes, the plant needs to be trimmed at the right time. In case, your plant has grown unmanageable and you want to prune it, do not get tensed. Pruning it is a very easy process, which can be undertaken within a matter of minutes. Want to know more? Read on to explore how to prune Christmas cactus.

Pruning Christmas Cactus