Our Happy & Healthy Guaranteeįrond & Folia guarantees that the plant you receive will arrive in happy and healthy condition, and we take extreme care in packaging and shipping to ensure this. As most of these plants hail from desert environments with dry air and low rainfall, these plants do not require high humidity, and will do best at standard household humidity levels. Most succulents will be happiest at room temperatures between 65 and 85 degrees F. Using a well draining soil with lots of perlite, bark or charcoal will help ensure that your plants soil dries out sufficiently between waterings. An underwatered succulent will become puckered and wrinkled looking, signaling that it is time for a drink. The signs of underwatering present a bit more slowly, and can easily be corrected. Overwatering can happen very quickly, and will cause the plants cells to literally burst, leaving you with a soft and soggy plant. It is much safer to err on the side of underwatering when it comes to succulents and cactus plants. Succulents are very low maintenance plants regarding water, as their thickened leaves are essentially water reservoirs. Your succulent plant will likely do best in the brightest exposure you can provide for it. Harsh direct sunlight may burn your plant, however, most indoor exposures do not receive a level of sunlight which would be worrisome. South or southwest exposures are best for growing succulents indoors. Succulents require bright sunlight to thrive. This care guide covers light loving succulents which hail from arid regions of the world with low humidity, above freezing temperatures, and lower than average rainfall. The variety of succulents is immense, with over 60 plant families which contain succulents. To ensure that your Christmas cactus is in full bloom during the holiday season, you should take care to provide the appropriate temperature and the light conditions, and get started about 6-8 weeks before the holiday.Succulents are popular and well-loved houseplants, and this is due in part to their ease of care. Their longevity can make them a great botanical heirloom too, gifted from one generation to another. It can be fairly long-lived too with reports ranging from 40-100 years. In fact it even likes being a bit "cramped" in a pot and only needs to be potted up to a larger container once every 2-3 years. It would be quite unhappy in our desert soils, but does great in a pot with rich but well-drained potting mix. For starters, the Christmas cactus is an “epiphyte” which means that it is more at home growing in the crooks and on the branches of trees in its native rainforest range. Originally from the rainforests of coastal Brazil, the Christmas cactus is distinct from the cactus we know and love from our arid southwest landscapes. It is actually one of a few "Holiday cactus" that you can find at nurseries including Easter cactus and Thanksgiving cactus, all of which can be brought into seasonal bloom which roughly coincide with their namesake holidays. This Holiday season you may acquire (through your own efforts or the generous intentions of others) a Schlumbergera bridgesii, otherwise known as a “Christmas Cactus.” This exotic beauty and prolific bloomer has been a holiday gifting tradition in Europe and the US for more than a century, since British botanists began breeding varieties for commercial sale in the 1860s.
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