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| I am looking for a good place to purchase an Easter cactus. I bought a huge Thanksgiving cactus in December at Walmart and love it. So now I would like to find an Easter Cactus. I prefer pink or white. Can anyone point me in the right direction? I am also open to trades in the spring when my outside plants defrost or when I have had time to root some of my indoor cuttings. Thanks. |
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| vall, They are not as easy to find as Thanksgiving cactus.last spring I found mine at a Sam's club. Good luck Sharon |
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- Posted by luvidaho_2010 5/6 (My Page) on Tue, Jan 31, 12 at 19:16
| There are several on Ebay right now. Tami |
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- Posted by emerald1951 4 (rstrobel@mchsi.com) on Tue, Jan 31, 12 at 19:19
| Hi, I have in the passed found some at Home Depot...after Easter....I have a red one you are welcome to have some cuttings...I am looking for a rat tail cactus...but if you don't have one thats ok...you can still have some cuttings if you want a red one...linda heres a picture of mine taken last year at Easter time... .  |
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| Thanks for the information. :) Tami -- I did look on eBay and will purchase one there in the spring if I do not find one in the stores around here. Right now I would worry about it freezing in shipping. Linda -- Thanks for your generous offer. I do not have a rat tail cactus but I may have other things you might like. I have very few house plants because of space and lighting issues. I do have a goldfish plant and I am currently rooting cuttings from it. I have lots of outside plants like lavender, heuchera, iris, sempervium, bleeding hearts, etc. that will be available in the spring if you are interested in trading then. I will look for one at Home Depot and Lowes too. I was able to talk to the owner of a local nursery today and she was going to see if her distributor can get her one. Thanks again Val |
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- Posted by hopefulauthor z5IL (hopefulauthor@sbcglobal.net) on Wed, Feb 1, 12 at 10:29
| Try Walmart, too. They usually have hundreds of 4 and 6" Easter Cactus. Toni |
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| Toni -- Thanks I will look there too. I am really excited. Today, I was able to find a real Christmas cactus at a local nursery. It is a family owned nursery and she had started some cuttings from a plant that the family has had for many years. It even has a bloom. I will post pictures tomorrow. |
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| The wal mart in my area used to have them.. Lately,not the last few years.they seem to be getting away from the house plants. I remember when house plants was a house hold name,not so much anymore. LOL... Sharon |
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- Posted by hopefulauthor z5IL (hopefulauthor@sbcglobal.net) on Thu, Feb 2, 12 at 10:28
| Val, hey, that's great news! It's impossible finding a true Christmas Cactus. Does your nursery happen to do online shipping? :) You lucked out. Most if not all Thanksgiving Cactus are sold AS Christmas Cactus. For years I thought my TC were CC..it wasn't until finding GW did I know their real identity. SSK. Our Walmart stopped selling plants altogether, but since Christmas 2011, they've added display shelves and topped them with greens. 4"-10" potted plants. Think Walmart over-ordered, 'like other stores,' Poinsettias. There had to be 100 or more, which were tossed out after New Year's. Toni |
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| Toni -- I called and the nursery does not do online shipping, she says that she is not set up to do it. If you are wanting a Christmas cactus, I was going to purchase a couple of extra for trading. If you do not want to trade, I am sure we can find a way to get one to you. I do need to tell you that they have been watered overhead and have water spots on the leaves. They have also been planted in a peat based soil that has compacted. However, the water spots wiped off and I plan to repot mine. I felt that was okay for me since they are hard to find. If you are interested please email me. I will have my husband upload the photos of my new Christmas cacti tonight so I can sure. I need to learn to do it myself. Thanks. |
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- Posted by hopefulauthor z5IL (hopefulauthor@sbcglobal.net) on Fri, Feb 3, 12 at 16:29
| Em, did I mention I love your CC. Gorgeous. Val, when will you order? It's too cold to ship plants here now. |
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