How To Care Christmas Cactus Plant. As Schlumbergera hail from rainforests they do best in a humid atmosphere. Keep your Christmas cactus cool.
If you want to encourage your Christmas cactus to bloom keep it cool following its blooming period and keep the soil a bit moist and feed it. Allow the soil to dry out between waterings and dump any excess water in their drip trays. 15-21 C with average to high humidity levels.
The plant can remain in indirect light during the day but it will need at least 12 to 14 hours of total darkness at.
Fertilizing Christmas Cactus Care. Mist your plant a few times a week or place on a. In spring and summer water only when the top 2-3cm of compost is dry and let any excess water drain away Christmas cacti suffer if they sit in cold wet compost. Technically holiday cacti are epiphytic so their roots need to be able to breathe.