Sunday, November 11, 2012

A very large Christmas cactus (updated)

It is impossible to capture just how dramatic this plant is.  Now five days later than the original pictures below, the blossoms are open and even more amazing.

 My neighbor was going to throw out this enormous Christmas cactus last spring.  I said I would take it just to keep it from being destroyed.

As you can see, it is almost as wide as the buffet.

I have had it in the sunroom all summer and a couple of weeks ago it budded and now is blooming large pink blossoms.

We'll see if it lasts until Christmas but it is very beautiful and enjoyable now.