tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post4081584663034614998..comments2024-03-28T06:48:42.379-05:00Comments on MrBrownThumb: How To Pollinate Thanksgiving CactusMrBrownThumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11326733084344581944noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-15896410238314994432015-03-12T14:45:31.908-05:002015-03-12T14:45:31.908-05:00And yes.. apparently some breeds of CC/TC have the...And yes.. apparently some breeds of CC/TC have the stigma open up. Others not. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-51999670692160881022015-03-12T14:44:45.429-05:002015-03-12T14:44:45.429-05:00I'm trying to cross a couple of my Thanksgivin...I'm trying to cross a couple of my Thanksgiving Cactus... no success yet but I'm hopeful. I'm also trying my hand at pollinating a few with the same color. Still no success but still very hopeful. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-83455892193867261792015-03-12T14:43:15.129-05:002015-03-12T14:43:15.129-05:00That's pretty cool!That's pretty cool! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-61512717746512973352012-09-14T00:18:37.424-05:002012-09-14T00:18:37.424-05:00I'm really late reading this post, but thanks ...I'm really late reading this post, but thanks so much for the cool info! I'm relegated to 99% indoor gardening these days, and this kind of project is right up my alley!Garden Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657219826611994631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-22817594722042668352011-11-30T22:13:04.556-06:002011-11-30T22:13:04.556-06:00i came home from work told my 15 year old son i kn...i came home from work told my 15 year old son i knew we there had to be a way to make the christmas cacti(2) we have go to seed, he found this page in two minutes thank you so much. were also going to take one of ours to my mother in laws and pollinate hers. happy holidaysAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-24433469273494177262008-11-18T13:31:00.000-06:002008-11-18T13:31:00.000-06:00Nubian Rose,They really are hard to find.Nubian Rose,<BR/><BR/>They really are hard to find.MrBrownThumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11326733084344581944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-58031129728026721062008-11-08T15:47:00.000-06:002008-11-08T15:47:00.000-06:00As one of my cactus is beginning to bud, I decided...As one of my cactus is beginning to bud, I decided to do some research, and came across your 2007 post explaining the differences between Thanksgiving cacti and Christmas cacti. I checked my plants, and realized I have one of each. My Thanksgiving cactus has the sharp pointy leaves and is more of an upright plant, whereas the Christmas cactus has noticeably rounded leaves with beautiful arched branches. I guess this is one of the true Christmas Cactus of our grandmothers time. Are these particular plants really that hard to come by? <BR/><BR/>I've started my Christmas cactus nearly 20 years ago, from a two inch cutting received from the plant of an acquaintance. I received the Thanksgiving cactus 3-4 years ago as a 'thank you' gift. What I found unique about the Thanksgiving cactus is each leaf had a white border. Unfortunately, as the plant got older the border became more and more faint, and now is nonexistent.<BR/><BR/>I glad I happend across your blog. It is really enjoyable, so keep up the good work!<BR/><BR/>NubianRoseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-80532667084668047872007-12-07T09:53:00.000-06:002007-12-07T09:53:00.000-06:00Hi Mr Brown Thumb, One of my Thanksgiving cactus h...Hi Mr Brown Thumb, <BR/><BR/>One of my Thanksgiving cactus has had one bright pink fruit attached to a leaf all summer - it just fell off when the new buds began to swell. The texture feels kind of "bouncy".<BR/> <BR/>How it got pollinated inside the house last winter is a mystery - there weren't any hummingbirds in the kitchen ;-]<BR/><BR/>Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-45377960539799080602007-12-06T22:18:00.000-06:002007-12-06T22:18:00.000-06:00That was an interesting post. I need to get some C...That was an interesting post. I need to get some Christmas cactus. I killed off mine last year when it froze to death. I just hope it wasn't too painful. (we had a sudden & unexpected hard frost in 2006 and I lost a lot of succulents and cacti). This fall, I brought my plants in earlier to avoid the same thing happening. Slowly I'm building up my collection again.kate smudgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10564410520744285676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-55640407092997400942007-12-06T18:30:00.000-06:002007-12-06T18:30:00.000-06:00Who knows, I could be entirely wrong and yours wil...Who knows, I could be entirely wrong and yours will be successfully pollinated anyhow. I just recall having to wait for them to open into a 'star' before I could pollinate them all.DragonStonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06166365391281481870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-58516120503103763222007-12-06T18:20:00.000-06:002007-12-06T18:20:00.000-06:00I see it on yours but that's the only pic on the n...I see it on yours but that's the only pic on the net that shows it like that. I'll take pics of my spent blooms so you can see. I searched for the past two days and couldn't find any pic showing the stigma any more pronounced/produced than on mine that were already spent. So we'll see what happens if it works or not. <BR/><BR/>The only thing on the net I could find about pollination of the flower was a thread on GW that you posted on Nov 26th and those stigmas don't look any more pronounced/produced than mine do.<BR/><BR/>Keep me updated with yours and we'll see what happens with these.MrBrownThumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11326733084344581944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-8801297475993185342007-12-06T18:04:00.000-06:002007-12-06T18:04:00.000-06:00Hm.. I looked through my pictures and the closest ...Hm.. I looked through my pictures and the closest I can find is the yellow in the process of opening: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonslumber/370190723/in/set-72157594501519270/<BR/><BR/>I could've sworn I had pictures with it fully open. I can't even find one on google.<BR/><BR/>I'm gonna have to keep a close eye on mine (assuming the heater doesn't make the blooms drop.) and get pictures when they open like a star.DragonStonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06166365391281481870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-29899598315730911892007-12-06T17:29:00.000-06:002007-12-06T17:29:00.000-06:00I wondered if it would like like the stigma of my ...I wondered if it would like like the stigma of my Epiphyllum but these guys never open like that. I'll add a new picture tommorrow showing the dead flowers with the stigma looking "unopened."MrBrownThumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11326733084344581944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-10410632446342751272007-12-06T17:07:00.000-06:002007-12-06T17:07:00.000-06:00You're supposed to wait for the 'thingie' to open ...You're supposed to wait for the 'thingie' to open up into a 'five pointed star'. .. know what I mean? hehe.DragonStonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06166365391281481870noreply@blogger.com