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Zygocactus
Zygocactus
A winter-flowering, spineless jungle cactus with colourful blooms.
- Easy care
- Bright, indirect
- Top 3cm dry
- 12cm grow pot
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Zygocactus
R 110.00
About this plant
About this plant
Zygocactus
Beautiful flowers. Blooms in winter in various colors.
Also known as Schlumbergera, Christmas Cactus, crab cactus, Thanksgiving cactus, Easter cactus, holiday cactus
Slightly moist soil but not wet. Allow for the top 3cm of soil to dry out before watering to avoid water buildup around the roots as this will lead to root rot.
No direct sunlight.
Does well in high or low humidity.
Note: Each individual plant is unique. This image is an example only, however the plant you receive will be as close as possible to this image description.
Note: This plant might or might not be in bloom when you receive it.
Note: The colours of the flowers on the plant that you receive may be different to the flowers of the plant that you see in the image.
Note: Stem length indicated above is a guide to the estimated length rather than an exact length that you will receive.
Delivery and packaging
Delivery and packaging
We deliver nationwide with The Courier Guy: Pudo locker R89 or to your door R145. Gauteng customers can also collect in Boksburg (R25).
Orders ship from our depot within 7 working days, and most are on their way sooner. A few rarer plants are ordered in specially for you, which is why we allow 7 days. Couriers don't deliver on weekends.
Every order is packed by hand to survive the courier.
Healthy arrival guarantee
Healthy arrival guarantee
If your plant arrives dead or damaged, we replace it. Just let us know within 24 hours of receiving it and send us a few photos.
For everything else, see our refund policy.
Meet the plant
A winter-flowering holiday cactus
Schlumbergera (hybrid) · also known as Christmas cactus, crab cactus, holiday cactus, Thanksgiving cactus
Native to Garden hybrid; the genus is from the coastal mountains of south-eastern Brazil
A spineless jungle cactus with flat, jointed stems that end in bright flowers. In South Africa it blooms in winter, which is why it's loved indoors.
- Bright flowers in winter, when little else is blooming.
- A spineless jungle cactus, easy indoors, in a 12cm grow pot.
- Copes with high or low humidity.
Where it thrives
The best spot in your home
Bright, indirect light indoors, away from direct sun. An east-facing window is ideal.
Care card
- Light
- Bright, indirect
- Water
- Top 3cm dry
- Humidity
- Any
- Temperature
- 10 to 26°C, no frost
- Soil
- Airy, free-draining mix
- Feeding
- Monthly in summer
- Growth
- Moderate, arching
- Outdoors
- Shade, frost-free
Care made simple
Your first weeks together
- Place it in bright, indirect light, away from direct sun.
- Keep the soil slightly moist but not wet: water once the top 3cm is dry.
- Don't move it once buds form, or they may drop.
Plant doctor
If you see this, do this
- Buds droppingA sudden move or temperature change. Keep it in one spot once buds form.
- Limp, wrinkled segmentsEither root rot or thirst. Check the soil: water if dry, dry out if wet.
- Reddish segmentsToo much direct sun. Move it to bright shade.
Questions
Good to know
What size will I receive?
What size will I receive?
A plant in a 12cm grow pot. It may not be in bloom, and flower colour may differ from the photo. Every plant is unique; the photo shows the size to expect.
When does it flower?
When does it flower?
In winter, in a range of colours.
Is it a real cactus?
Is it a real cactus?
Yes, a jungle cactus: it has no sharp spines and prefers shade.
Packed to arrive alive
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