Stush: I have been lurking with interest and I must say you got my attention big time. I hope now that you left that cat out of the bag your experiment works and you will report to us how your plants are doing.
Christmas Cactus take such little care that I am able to keep a larger variety than I would be able to if they were gardenias, etc. I noticed you were speaking about gardenias earlier in this thread. I do not know anyone just now other than the larger nurseries that is growing them. I was propagating the Amee Gardenia for a few years but it was a constant struggle with mealy bug that I put them all outside and I still have one that has survived the winter being out of the greenhouse. It is growing and is almost 4 ft. tall now and happy being planted in the ground near the house, more or less protected. My greenhouse is inspected yearly and there may be no signs of any bugs or they will close me down and I can not ship plants until the next two months and a reinspection. That is why I stopped growing gardenias. But, if I lived in a warmer Zone I would have them all over the place outside. The are a wonderful plant and bloom all summer.
Here are a few of my Brazils aka Thanksgiving Cactus
S. Amazonas Brazil
S. Sao Paulo Brazil
S. Samba Brazil
This variety is my favorite. The colors are so beautiful. Happy Thanksgiving Cactus to all.
