Help, my Thanksgiving cactus has 8 flower buds on it....I first thought they were new leaf segments

[a kennedy]

but they're flower buds!!! it's the beginning of February, flower buds don't start now.....what the heck is going on with this plant?? Oh and would have posted this in the garden section, but topics go there to die, no discussions since 2014. So any ideas as to why this plant is setting flower buds now?? Thanks.

[ViseGrip]

1. I have several. They are all blooming now.

Some are called Christmas cactus. As long as plant doesn't freeze.

[NEOhiodemocrat]

2. I have a Christmas cactus

It blooms around Thanksgiving some years and closer to Easter others! I think they just react to how the light, watering etc. are. I am just going to call mine a flowering cactus now, they flower in their own time Enjoy your blooms!

[a kennedy]

6. Hey, thanks I will enjoy them......

I wanted to tell you though, if your cactus DOES bloom around Thanksgiving then IT IS A Thanksgiving cactus.....look at these photos of both plants and then tell me which one you have. I'm just curious.



http://damnplants.blogspot.com/2007/11/christmas-vs-thanksgiving-cactus-pics.html

[Renew Deal]

3. I saw a story here a couple days ago about maple syrup running early

It has been pretty mild this winter.

[Mnemosyne]

4. NW Pa and my crocuses are coming up. It was 50 the other day, and 26 today. Afraid they

won't make it.

[Bjornsdotter]

5. Mine is blooming now

...they will set buds numerous times during the year. In order to set buds they must have a period of cooler temps. When we turn down the heat at night it is cool enough to set buds.

[Metro135]

7. I have a blooming Xmas cactus . . .

in my office window. I rescued it over 10 years ago from a co-worker who didn't take care of it. I transplanted it once, and feed it once a week with Schultz Liquid Plant Food (along with water of course). I've been following this regimen for years. It bloomed once, about 3 years ago - one or two blooms.

Now, in the past couple of weeks, it's going crazy! I have 13 blooms, and nine more buds - beautiful pink flowers. A couple of buds never opened and dropped off before they bloomed. I don't know what that's about. I also don't know why it's suddenly "bustin' out all over" but I'm enjoying it while it lasts. Everybody in the office is coming over to look at it.

[B2G]

8. Climate Change

Has to be.