33+ Christmas Cactus Starting To Bloom Images. Each bloom lasts for several days, and the entire flowering period of most cultivars will span several weeks. They flower brightly with blooms in red, pink, yellow, orange, white or purple.
Begin sometime during fall, usually around october or the first part of november.
So, if you know anyone who has had a christmas cactus and it always blooms too early, you may now know the reason why. Look at this beast of a christmas/thanksgiving cactus with beautiful blooms, inherited from my grandparents. The scientific name for the christmas cactus is schlumbergera x buckleyi. Unlike the closely related christmas cactus the easter cactus is sold in spring in bloom, starting from march or april.