Re: Christmas cactus

Mine works the same way in Zone 7.  
Bonnie ETN Zone 7


> [Original Message]
> From: Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 3/3/2006 10:06:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Christmas cactus
>
> In MG class we were told to leave it outdoors in summer in a somewhat
shady 
> spot and not bring it in until it got some mid to high 30s temps.  It
owrks. 
> I don't think it has to do w the temps; it's just that here in Z5 the 
> daylength factor must usually time out just right with when the temps get 
> that low.
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 7:56 PM
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Christmas cactus
>
>
> > The old wives tale when something like it depended on the amount
(hours) 
> > of
> > natural daylight it got.
> >
> > Years ago when mine wouldn't bloom, the family told me to put in a room 
> > that
> > got nothing but sunlight- an amazingly it did bloom then.
> >
> > Donna
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> >> Behalf Of james singer
> >> Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 6:13 AM
> >> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Christmas cactus
> >>
> >> Interesting... because individually ours seem to be on "bloom all at
> >> once" schedules--masses of flowers all at once, which last for a couple
> >> of weeks, then no more blooms until next year. Must have something to
> >> do with indoor/outdoor influences.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mar 1, 2006, at 6:46 PM, Cathy Carpenter wrote:
> >>
> >> > Mine (all indoor, of course!) has several flushes of blooms, from mid
> >> > fall to mid spring. It is never out of bloom during that period, just
> >> > periods of "more" and "less".
> >> >
> >> > Cathy, west central IL, z5b
> >> >
> >> > On Mar 1, 2006, at 11:56 AM, james singer wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> All of our zygos--maybe a dozen or more of them--are outdoor
> >> >> plants. This year, they started blooming around Thanksgiving; two
> >> >> of the last three, a pink and a white, are just now starting to
> >> >> bloom. Amazing. I don't know when the last one will get around to
it.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Island Jim
> >> >> Southwest Florida
> >> >> 27.0 N, 82.4 W
> >> >> Hardiness Zone 10
> >> >> Heat Zone 10
> >> >> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> >> >> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
> >> >>
> >> >>
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> >> Island Jim
> >> Southwest Florida
> >> 27.0 N, 82.4 W
> >> Hardiness Zone 10
> >> Heat Zone 10
> >> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> >> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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