Sunday, November 19, 2023

Thanksgiving Cactus Blooms

  It's a little uncanny to watch a plant come into bloom right on schedule. Without a calendar, Tom's Thanksgiving cactus is exploding into flower a few days before the holiday. How does it know? Probably the light levels signal  the time of year. And yet it is exceedingly accurate.



 But lets back up a bit ...

10/30/23

 I first noticed the small buds in late October.

11/09/23

11/14/23

 Last week the buds had expanded and were showing white petals.

11/18/23

11/18/23

 How do we know it's a Thanksgiving cactus?  Because of the pointy parts of the leaves. Read all about it here.




11/22/23







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