How to prune Christmas cactus to make the leaves lush and the flowers bloom

Christmas cactus is a flowering plant that many people raise. It has many colors of flowers, and the main purpose of raising it is to watch its flowers. It is not expensive, so we can buy it at the flower market or online, and more and more people are raising it.

However, if you want to grow Christmas cactus well, you must keep up with pruning, because only proper pruning can ensure that it grows enough new leaves and blooms enough flowers.

Generally, when Christmas cactus blooms, there are too many flower buds, and there are many small flower buds on one stem node. At this time, proper pruning is necessary so that the remaining flowers can bloom bigger and more vigorously.

How to prune Christmas cactus

The best time to prune Christmas cactus is in March in spring , when its flowering period has just ended. In addition, it should be pruned once around October every autumn. Reasonable pruning is conducive to flowering.

Pruning Christmas cactus is relatively simple. Just remove the soft leaves at the front and leave the thicker and harder leaves. This will retain sufficient nutrients and help it bloom as soon as possible.

Things to note when pruning Christmas cactus

1. Pruning during dormancy:

Christmas cactus belongs to the cactus family, but it will stop growing and enter a dormant period under high temperatures in summer. Generally, when the minimum temperature continues to be above 30 degrees, Christmas cactus will completely dormant. You need to observe the temperature. If the temperature gradually rises, you need to pinch off some of its leaves and keep fewer leaves.

2. Flower-promoting pruning:

The flowering period of Christmas cactus is at the end of autumn when it gradually grows flower buds and blooms. In autumn, in order to make its leaves grow quickly, all the newly grown tender leaves should be pinched off, leaving no one, so that it can bloom better.

3. Pruning after flowering:

The flowering period of Christmas cactus generally lasts until spring. If the leaves of the entire plant wilt after Christmas cactus blooms, it is necessary to prune it at this time. It is recommended to pinch off the flowering leaf directly, and then quickly replenish nutrients to restore the thickness of the leaves so that it can continue to bloom.