My plants aren't flowering!!!!?

I have:


1. Passion Flower Vine


2. Jasmine Vine


3. Christmas Cactus


I've had them for just over a year now and they've only ever flowered once (when I very first got them). What could the reason be for this? The rest of the plant appears healthy but it won't flower! They are indoor plants.


They get most of their sunshine in the afternoon for 3-4hrs everyday. I have them in pots that you can water from the bottom and it has a level in it so I know when it's getting low - so watering doesn't seem to be the problem. But what?????

My plants aren't flowering!!!!?
the passion flower and the jasmine need more sun. i believe 6-8 hrs would increase the likely hood of flowering.





put your christmas cactus in a dark closet for approximately 6 weeks to get it to bloom. water only very lightly during this time. some plants - poinsettias, christmas cactus, etc - need dark to form blooms.





as for fertilizing your plants...it is a little late in the year to use a bloom booster type of fert. better to use it in the spring. it is fine to use a very weak solution every time you water (but i would wait till spring to start)





hope this helps
Reply:i kept my christmas cactus indoors for a long time and got the same results that you did. i then put them out in my sun room and they bloomed the first christmas after and have ever since. i think they need the change in temperature to bloom. mine love it in the sun room.
Reply:Are you using Miracle Grow or some other form of fertilizer? If not, you need to. Also, my Christmas cactus took a few years to bloom again after the initial bloom. Start fertilizing and as soon as your plants blossom, stop the fertilizing until all of the flowers die off. Good Luck!
Reply:Christmas Cactus need to be kept outside all summer in order to bloom at Christmas time. They need the cool nights and warm days to stimulate bloom. Go ahead and put it out now. But bring it in permanetly before 1st frost (until next summer.) The frost will injure and possibly kill it. You may get lucky and get blooms this year. Christmas Cactus do not need to go in a closet at night. But pointsettias do, because they need the longer winter nights to stimulate blooms, and the closet simulates natural conditions.





The passion flower and jasmine vine are both outdoor plants. I don't know any tricks to get them to bloom indoors. As far as I know, they are not generally kept as house plants, so there may not be much onfo out there about what they require to get them to bloom inside. But my guess would be more sunlight for starters. Try to move to a south facing window which should get sun all day long. Also, vines tend to flower better when they are deprived of fertilizer. That's been my experience. Fertilizer causes lots of green growth, and few if any flowers.