About my easter cactus.?

my easter cactus(don't confuse with christmas cactus) never bloom again after the first bloom. I give it good light, and all purpose fertilizer, but it just never bloom again! How to stimulate a new bloom?

About my easter cactus.?
Easter cactus is a short day plant that forms flower buds during the cool days of fall, but unlike Thanksgiving and Christmas cacti, these buds must have a rest period before they’ll open. Nighttime temperatures around 55 degrees Fahrenheit for 12 weeks are ideal to satisfy this wintertime rest period.





Easter cactus is easy to grow so long as it receives bright light, but not necessarily full sun, during the summer growing period. Fertilize as you would any houseplant during the summer months. It’s very susceptible to stem rot if planted in a heavy soil or overwatered, which is easy to do during the dormancy period when only occasional watering is needed.
Reply:maybe watering it would be good
Reply:Mine is in a Northeast-facing window, and doesn't see much actual sun.





The best advice I can give is DON'T MOVE IT! Even to water it. That's when mine started blooming. I haven't moved it from the spot its in for more than 3 years, and it blooms at least once a year.
Reply:I have both an Easter cactus and a Christmas cactus, I keep them both in the same circumstances--they do not receive any artificial light at night, they wake up with the sun and go to sleep in the evening as the sun goes down. I keep them on a glassed in porch where I do not go at night and it gets a little cooler than the rest of the house. They bloom every year for me. And they do best with what I call benign neglect--they get fertilized and watered during the growing season, but after they put on buds and their growth slows down I stop fertilizing and just keep them minimally watered until they have bloomed and start new growth again. My Easter cactus is 12 years old and my Christmas cactus is 9.


All the holiday cactus are the same species, they are Rhipsalidopsis. Here is a good link for their care:


http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art1...

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