Easter cactus needs a dry period starting in November ending Valentine’s Day. cool down doesn’t matter like with Thanksgiving and Christmas cactuses. Dry to the point of the paddles shriveling a bit. It’s the only way it will set bloom. it is most certainly old enough. if you don’t give it a dry period. It will simply not bud. The proof that you kept it too moist is that new paddles are forming instead of flower buds. I’ve had them for 16 years. All jungle cacti like this, Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Easter prefer to be in terra-cotta pots. Trust me, they grow twice as fast with more oxygen at the root. They are epiphytes in nature and grow on tree branches like orchids. Same exact wet dry cycle.

The doggie providing moral support too ❤

I rescued some kind of holiday cactus from my workplace when a co-worker resigned. Took it home, repotted it. Had it for two years. It just now bloomed. It is a gorgeous pink Easter cactus. In January. I have Thanksgiving cactus and what's blooming now isn't one of those...though my Thanksgiving cactus has had a second rebloom in February for the past two years.

Thanks for the prayer and video. Both were inspiring. God bless

May you stay blessed as well 🙏

Thanks to you I repotted my Christmas cactus which was limp and pathetic looking and in 1 week it has perked up and has new leaves starting! Yay!

Thank you for your tips happy Holidays may God grant you more Wisdoms,Health, Happiness 🙏🏼🎄☃️🌟🕊

Love your video. First time watching your video. 👍👍

Good Morning Amy! Have a great day! 💕

Hi Amy. I don’t have an Easter cactus, but I watched anyway and Lo and behold who walked in but Buddy. 🐕‍🦺 He is so cute 🥰. I love miniature schnauzer’s. Your mini orchid is absolutely sweet. Have a beautiful He is risen Sunday. Blessing’s.🙏🏻🤗🌸👏

Thanks to you I am enjoying Thanksgiving and Christmas cacti, and now you've shown me a new type. I never knew there was also an Easter cactus. I look forward to seeing it bloom in the future. Congratulations on the blooming of your Lepanthopsis 🎉 It's so sweet to see Buddy enjoying himself under the table, and having a snooze 🐕‍🦺 Happy growing 🌸🌸

It's really useful! i also grow lots of easter cactus! Thanks

🌞 Awe Buddy!!! So happy to see him doing so well. Pups n plants! 🙌 Your baby EC has good Gene's. His mama has 5 buds n blooms so far. He'll bloom in due time I just know. That soil your hands were in was just Coco coir and perlite, no worm castings, hahahaha 😂 Always an exciting surprise to see new blooms n spikes when least expected. So happy 😊 for you! 😇

Amy, I so look forward to your videos. You have such a positive and kind presence as well as great information about growing plants. I can certainly relate to your excitement over the blooming of your orchid plant. This has been an eventful growing week for me as well. As I watered my plants on Tuesday I noticed my African violet was blooming. I looked to see if there were any blooms forming the last time I watered it and saw nothing. Now, I have two stalks of blooms on the plant. While watering the Thanksgiving cacti in the back room I noticed what appeared to be tiny buds on one of the plants. Looking again today I do believe these are buds that have formed. If I am correct, this will be the fifth Thanksgiving cacti I have had to bloom for me this year. I've had some of these plants for four years and this is the first time I have ever had any of them to bloom! So, yes, I can certainly relate to your excitement with your orchid. As wonderful as all that was, this week I also saw that my angel wing begonia has started blooming. There are two limbs with red blooms that have formed. I am not a masterful gardener. I don't have special lights or anything like that so it really gives me a sense of fulfillment to see my efforts paying off. Mother Nature is such a wonderful gift. I am seventy-four years old but I will always stand amazed at how beautiful the world around us is if we will but pay attention! Thank you for your time and your experience in filming these videos for us!!

I wish you a blessed Maundy Thursday, Ms. Amy. Your Lepanthopsis is so charming! It’s been fascinating to watch fellow orchid growers’ perception of beauty evolve and deepen over the years. Video request: a care overview on Tolumnias, please? I just got two and I’m intimidated by their tiny, delicate roots! Best wishes to y’all 💕

I put mine in the bathroom. Almost never water it.😂

Yea! I am going to get busy myself repotting mine. I have more Easter cactus than Christmas cactus. But my Easter cactus are limp in the pot. Nothing like yours. 😂 also I'll get ahold of you. I got that division of my Pink Christmas cactus for you. 😊 Congrats on your orchid blooms. Cute little purple stars ☪️

Amy. suggestion for your care tips series. Please talk about how you prevent and treat insects ,and other problems. Thanks

Hi Amy. Your Easter cactus looks happy. I hope she'll reward your efforts with blooms. I bought two at Walmart last week. 😃 My red TG is finishing up blooming and now my pink one has buds. Neither bloomed during Thanksgiving! I enjoy the blooms anytime of the year. 🥰 Your little purple flowers are awesome. They reminded me of the surprise I got in my gardens today. I have a Lemon Ball sedum plant that I haven't put into the garden yet. A few pieces fell off of the plant and were on top of the dirt. The potted plant is on the patio. They have little yellow flowers on them today! Even the pieces on top of the dirt bloomed. I love how our plants make us so happy. I hope you have a blessed Easter. 🙋‍♀️🌱🌸🐦🐛🦋

Buddy!!

All mine stay outside and enjoy the rain and sun they get. They will stay outside until our Temps get into the 30s. They love having their clades misted.

I started with 2 pads found in the parking lot, a year ago.. I put in potting soil, and in a big pot which is has now filled. It has not bloomed, and there are no flowers buds but lot of new leaf buds. I have a Sun porch, 27 orchids, 20 violets, and lots of cacti. I will,put it in the outer garage while it's cool at night., see if that works. I spend the day on my porch so see my flowers daily.

Your plant looks nice and healthy ! 🤗 I find that the Easter cacti are more demanding than the Christmas Cactus and the Thanksgiving Cacti...

Mine is letting out new growth,but no buds at all. I bought it last Spring in bloom,so I guess maybe it didn’t get the cool down of 45 degrees. I’ve repotted mine twice,it’s grown so much‼️

Hi Amy! I cannot get my Thanksgiving Cacti to stop blooming. I have been sick for 3 weeks. Even neglect won’t stop her. I forgot my Neofinetia Zuiun for 2 weeks and it is blooming. Maybe that is the secret. Have a Happy Easter.🐣🐇

Buddy!! 😍💙 it’s so good to see you! Thank you Amy for the video, good to know about not bothering the root system. I’m getting ready to repot a few of my Thanksgiving cacti soon so that helped a lot. Do you use the same potting mixture for your Thanksgiving cactus that you used for the Easter cactus? My Thanksgiving and Christmas cacti have new growth everywhere, 😃more than ever! They’re loving the new lighting they’re getting, thanks to you🌼. God bless you Amy💜🌸 Chrissy 🤠

My less than a year old red and orange ECs that I grew from cuttings have small buds… I think if they don’t drop off they’re gong to open after Easter.

Hi! Love your videos! Hoping you can help me with advice regarding an Easter Cactus I just received as a gift. It came from a grocery store so of course when I got it I could See it sitting in water due to the decorative foil around the pot. I took that off and could see that needed air. After a week it is still soggy so I took it gently out of the pot and used scissors to cut openings in the flimsy plastic like an orchid pot. It is in regular mix...i would like to repot but it is still blooming. I have orchid bark mix and cactus mix on hand....its so adorable I just want to keep the little thing alive. Do you have any suggestions that may help? Thanks so much!

Hi Amy I ordered a Easter cactus from Amazon it arrived yesterday frozen can I save my cactus or is it a lost cause so sad 😭

I have a beutifull plant that I thought that it was a easter cactus, but it does not look like the one you are repotting. Would you be able show the the different flowers from the different plants. I live in South africa our seasons are opersit to yours. Love your programs you make your viewer's part of the vido😅😊.

My Thanksgiving cactus blooms every year. I don't know what to do to get my Easter cactus to bloom, I've had it for years and it hasn't ever bloomed.

I've been very disappointed with my Easter cactus this year! It didn't rebloom and I continually lost claves. All year is did well and grew. Past month it's been sorry looking👎🫣it's not to wet or dry I mist and have it where it gets sun, indirectly. ??????

What causes limp,soft leaves?

I bought a “Christmas” cactus last December. It was actually a bunch of cuttings that they had rooted in a pot. It was also obviously not a real Christmas cactus. A branch about four inches long had gotten broken off in transport so I took it and rooted it separately. That thing has blossomed a flower twice since then! I think that the poor thing is confused! I’m sure that the main plant was forced to bloom at Christmas time. The main plant itself has not bloomed again, yet. I have not been able to find a real Christmas cactus. Years ago I had a large Christmas cactus in a hanging planter which I ended up giving to my mother. I never gave it cooler temperatures to get it to bloom but I did give it a lot of darkness through December. It would have blooms on almost every branch. How do a find a real Christmas cactus??