Six months with Christmas Cactus — what I actually learned

I brought Christmas Cactus home six months ago with high hopes and almost no knowledge. The first challenge was understanding providing the sunniest window or outdoor position available — something I hadn't expected to matter so much. Once I got that right, the whole thing settled down.

I grow it in an outdoor container brought in for winter and the position has been ideal. architectural sculptural form that needs no flowers to impress is what keeps drawing me back to it. flowering in late spring to early summer was the moment that made me glad I persisted through the learning curve. One honest warning: scarring from cold water splash on the skin caught me off guard in month two. Stay on top of it from the start.