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" Christmas cactus " refer to a spacious range of connect plants from tropic parts of South and Central America . The plants are also known as orchid cacti due to their combination of glossy prime and epiphytic growing habit . The stems are flat and leafage - like , and most species want spines except as seedling . In the wild , the plants blossom in spring , but handling of grow circumstance can change the flower period to coincide with Thanksgiving , Christmas or Easter . Botanically , Christmas cacti belong to to the genus Schlumbergera , which is synonymous with the erstwhile names Epiphyllum and Zygocactus .
Hybrid Leaf Cacti
The heyday of naturally - occurring Schlumbergera metal money are white or blood-red . Commercial growers have created a routine of Schlumbergera hybrid with additional flower colors , most of which betray under the erstwhile genus name Epiphyllum . Many hybrids cross Schlumbergera with other tropical cacti , especially those with large , flowery flowers . These let in the genus Selenicereus ( " female monarch of the Nox " ) , Nopalxochia and Heliocereus . consort to the book " Cacti and Succulents , " the condition " leaf cactus " primitively referred only to genus Schlumbergera hybrids , but the terminus now refers more wide to any cactus with a leafy look .
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Misteltoe Cactus
Mistletoe cacti belong to the genus Rhipsalis , the only group of cactus that grow natively outside the Americas . LIke unfeigned mistletoe , Rhipsalis grow epiphytically and has glossy , pea - sized berry . The native habitat for Rhipsalis let in tropical areas of Central and South America , some function of Africa , Madagascar and Sri Lanka . Many species of Rhipsalis have bland , folio - like stems that are similar to those of Schlumbergera . Other metal money are known as wickercare cacti and have hanging tube - like staunch that resemble slight vines .
Hatiora
Cacti in the genus Hatiora get natively in the rain forest of Brazil . [ Ref . 3 ] Like Schlumbergera , they are also epiphytic . Stems of Hatiora grow in long , slight segment that hang and clothe like vines . Each stem branches repeatedly , and the branches terminate with club - similar thickenings that give the show of small leave . depend on the species , bloom colors include yellow , orange , pinkish and violet . item-by-item blossoms are minuscule and inconspicuous , but they can report the intact plant .
Pereskia
tropic cacti in the genus Pereskia also go by the name " leaf cactus . " Unlike Schlumbergera , the shank of Pereskia do not have a leafage - same appearing . Instead , Pereskia is one of the few cacti to possess true leaves . Another strange characteristic is lack of a sarcoid , weewee - storing stem . Pereskias have woody stems and uprise as trees or bush . The plant still have spine , however . genus Pereskia species are native to Central and South America , as well as Florida and the West Indies . Other woody , leaf - bearing cacti include the genus Peireskiopsis and Rhodocactus .
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