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It’s a special kind of disappointment to wait all year for your Easter cactus to bloom only for it to never produce a single flower. When you bought it, your plant likely had an abundance of stunning blooms, but for some mysterious reason, the next growing season has left you disappointed. If this was your experience, you’re certainly in good company. Easter cacti require a specific balance of lighting, proper temperature, and other growing conditions to bloom properly. Like all flowering plants, a happy, healthy cactus leads to beautiful blooms.<\/p>\n
The Easter cactus<\/a> (Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri) is one of three types of holiday cacti<\/a>\u00a0that are popular among plant collectors. Thanksgiving cacti (Schlumbergera truncata) and Christmas cacti (Schlumbergera bridgesii) are the other most popular varieties. These long-living plants are named for the time of year they’re expected to bloom. All three holiday cacti look similar, but the leaves of Easter cacti feature unique, scalloped edges as well as flatter, star-shaped blooms. Their flowers can be white, pink, orange, violet, or red, and tend to appear between March and May.<\/p>\n These beauties tend to be a bit more fussy as houseplants. While they are, in fact, true cacti, the Easter cactus is still considered a tropical plant. It craves the high humidity and bright, dappled sunlight it would receive in its native home, Brazil. However, it isn’t enough to simply place your Easter cactus in a sunny room and water it. In order to bloom reliably, these plants require a period of cooler temperatures before spring, carefully timed sunlight, and a balanced watering schedule.<\/p>\n