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Winter Flowers

Winter is season of cold weather. The season occurs during december - february in Northern hemisphere . In the Southern hemisphere winter occurs during june - august.

Flowers Blooming in Winter are:

Acashia, Alstromeria, Amaryllis, Carnation, Chrysanthemums, Cyclamen, Evergreens, Gerbera Daisy, Ginger, Helleborus, Holly berry, Lily, Asiatic Lily, Casa Blanca Lily, Narcissus, Orchid, Pansy, Pepperberry, Phlox, Protea, Queen Ann's Lace, Roses, Star of Bethlehem, Statice.

Winter can be a dull time for the home gardener, as many gardeners are familiar with the plants that bloom in the spring, summer and autumn. Extend your home garden into one that features four seasons of color and texture with plants that bloom throughout the winter.

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Christmas Cactus

Christmas cactus, also known as Orchid Cactus, is a great gift idea on Christmas eve when in full bloom. Christmas cactus is a popular, winter-flowering houseplant native to Brazil. pendulous stems of Christmas cactus make it a great choice for hanging baskets.

What is a Cactus?

A cactus (plural, cacti) is a type of succulent plant belonging to the dicotyledonous flowering plant family, Cactaceae. The Cactaceae has around 90 genera and some 1,500 to 1,800 species. Cacti are well-known natives of the Americas, mostly in desert areas. Some are also rainforest epiphytes, growing on tree branches where, despite the high rainfall, water drains off quickly so that "dry" conditions prevail much of the time.

Facts about Christmas Cactus

• Cacti are believed to have evolved in the last 30 to 40 million years ago.
• Like many tropical cacti, Christmas Cactus is also an epiphyte.
• The flowers are available in a wide variety of colors including red, purple, orange, pink, fuschia, cream, etc.
• Christmas cactus is a member of a group sold as holiday cacti that also includes Thanksgiving cactus and the Easter cactus.
• The green, flattened, leaf-like structures that make up the majority of a Christmas Cactus are actually modified stem segments called cladodes. In most cacti, the leaves have been modified into spines which have many different functions for the plant. In the Christmas Cactus, the leaves and spines are absent.
• Various plant species require cues from the environment to regulate the timing of certain events, like flowering. This mechanism called photoperiodism occurs when plants initiate flowering or other activities in response to relative lengths of daylight and darkness.

Popular Holiday Cacti

The three common flowering cacti are called holiday cacti. The three types of holiday cacti are-

Cactus	Scientific Name	Description
Christmas Cactus	Schlumbergera bridgessii	The Christmas Cactus have pointed lobed leaves and are given from Thanksgiving to Christmas. These are also called True cacti.
Thanksgiving Cactus	Schlumbergera truncatus	These cacti are also called Crab or Yoke Cacti. They are available from early fall through christmas.
Easter Cactus	Rhipsalidopsis gaertnerii	These cacti flowers have wider rounded leaves and are given from Christmas to Easter.

The stems of Christmas Cactus consist of small cushiony sections called "areoles" which identify them as true cacti. On other cacti, spines and true leaves arise from the areoles. The flowers on the holiday cacti are formed on the tips of the segments.

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The Flower Expert received a question from a flower lover about the care for Poinsettias. For the benefit of others who are looking for answer to this question, we are publishing the same.

Poinsettias are great potted plants and provide effective color for the home decor during and after the holiday season. Proper care of the plant is a must to be able to maintain its vigor. The following tips would enliven your poinsettia:

Keep your Poinsettia plant near a sunny window where it will have the most available sunlight. Sunlight should be available for the Poinsettia for atleast five hours a day. A window that faces south, east or west is the best location to place your Poinsettia. Do take precaution such that no part of the plant touches the cold windowpane which may injure it.

Let not the soil in the pot dry out. If you feel dryness opf the soil on touching it, do water it until it runs freely out the drainage hole in the container. The pot should be able drain the excess water as waterlogging in the pot is not good for Poinsettia. Waterlogged soil lacks sufficient air, which may result damage of roots. Poinsettias exposed to high light and low humidity require more frequent watering.

Maintain the temperature of the location at 65 to 70 degrees F during the daylight hours for it to maintain its blooming in a good stead. It is a good practice to move Poinsettias to a cooler place at night but it is not a demanding criterion. Because root rot disease is more prevalent at temperatures below 60 degrees F, do not put the poinsettia in a room colder than this. More about Poinsettias

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