An easter cactus has even more rounded edges than the thanksgiving variety.

Thanksgiving cactus vs christmas vs easter. Web as always, checking the soil with your finger to see if it’s dry before watering is best. The thanksgiving cactus (schlumgera truncata) has very pointed and claw shaped projections on the edges of the leaf. Schlumgera bridgesti or christmas cactus has teardrop or scalloped edges to the leaves.

The edges of the leaves have small indentations (scallops) in contrast to the thanksgiving cactus leaves that have outward pointed claws. Each plant tends to bloom close to the holiday for which it is named. Web the traditional christmas cactus has delicate, easily breakable foliage and is less common in today’s floral market.

Not only is the general shape rounded but the individual lobes are rounder. It’s by far the type that gets misidentified most often. To help with holiday cactus identification, compare the flower shapes in the above image (from left to right:

Thanksgiving cactus comes in white, pink, salmon, orange, and yellow; But the easter cactus is a different bird altogether. And easter cactus flowers can have pink, orange, red, or white hues.

Web they are in the same genus but a different species. The bloom time of each corresponds to the matching holiday. Web the first thing to look at is the shape of their leaves.

Web one big difference between the three types of epiphytic cacti is the leaf shape. Web most of the plants that you find in stores are hybrids, usually between s. Easter cactus 2.58m 1.1m 2.8m 902k 85.1k shop edible gardening companion planting harvesting microgreens nut trees ornamental gardening cacti & succulents houseplants shrubs basics raised bed gardening seeds plant problems product reviews edible gardening ornamental.