Schlumbergera Gaertneri

Botanical Name:

Schlumbergera gaertneri

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How to Grow
Sunlight
Partial Shade
3-6 hours of sun per day, with protection from intense mid-day sun
Characteristics

Bloom Time

Mar, Apr, May

Plant Type

Epiphyte, Succulent

Lifespan

Perennial

Flower

Funnelform-campanulate, 1.5-3" diam., tube short; perianth numerous, intense scarlet, stamens inserted at base of tube. It blooms in the spring around Easter.

Fruit

Oblong, ca 0.5", red.

Taxonomy

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Cactaceae

Genus

Schlumbergera