here is some information on growing them and how to care what type of soil and how to make them bloom!!:::::
Care of cultivars
A plant with green upright stems is growing in a blue pot. There are a few flowers and buds at the end of the stems, all more or less upright.
Young plant of a member of the S. Truncata Group; still upright and therefore more convenient for selling
When grown as house plants, Schlumbergera cultivars are said to be relatively easy to care for. McMillan and Horobin describe in detail their cultivation in both commercial and domestic conditions. Their specific recommendations include:[28]
Growing medium Free-draining, humus-rich, somewhat acid growing media are used commercial production, such as a mixture of peat or leafmould and an inert material such as grit, sharp sand or polystyrene beads. It is recommended that plants should be grown in relatively small pots; half-height pots are suitable.
Watering They are more tolerant of drought than many house plants, but can be damaged by both under- and over-watering. Keeping the growing medium just moist throughout the year avoids either extreme.
Light They can be damaged by exposure to more than small amounts of sunlight. Members of the Buckleyi Group, such as the old-fashioned Christmas Cactus with pendant flowers, are more tolerant of high light levels than members of the Truncata Group, such as most of the modern cultivars. Too much light causes stems to take on a reddish colouration; however, very low light levels will prevent flowering. Day length is important in controlling flowering; continuous darkness for at least 12 hours is necessary to induce bud formation. A period of about 8 days with 16 hours of darkness at 16 °C (61 °F) has been shown to cause flower buds to form. Lower temperatures slow this process. The advice sometimes given to withhold water to produce flower buds has been shown to be incorrect.
Propagation Both commercially and in the home, propagation can be achieved by using short pieces of stem, one to three segments long, twisted off rather than cut. Cuttings are allowed to dry for 1–7 days, forming a callus at the broken end, and then rooted in an open growing medium. Temperatures above 21 °C (70 °F) and up to 27 °C (81 °F) in long day/short night conditions speed rooting.
this is basically what i thought need soil just moist almost dry side long light times to promote growing and decrease light to promote flowering. dows this help at all??
i think if you do 1 plant per pot you should be able to get $4-6 easy and 2 plants $8-10 easy fund raisers you should get more then local retail stores. these also make great hanging baskets with 3-4 plugs per pot that will give a great full pot.
look at this pic
this is most likely about 2 months worth of growth on a plug and has been put in to flower. i see you have at least 5 months to grow then put yours in to flower.
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mike
