Plant dossier
Thanksgiving Cactus
Schlumbergera truncata
A flowering holiday cactus that expands the catalog beyond desert-looking forms into bloom-driven indoor use.
medium medium mixed beginner-friendly
Fast read
Prefers bright indirect light, moderate watering, and stable indoor conditions, especially around budding and bloom periods.
Name map
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Identity and taxonomy
- Display name
- Thanksgiving Cactus
- Latin name
- Schlumbergera truncata
- Aliases
- thanksgiving cactus, holiday cactus
- Genus
- Schlumbergera
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Cultivar
- Not set
- Plant tags
- epiphytic-cactus, flowering, indoor-friendly
- Color tags
- green, pink, red
- Shape tags
- trailing, cluster
- State tags
- segmented-stem, seasonal-bloom
Core care matrix
- Difficulty
- medium
- Beginner friendly
- Yes
- Light
- medium
- Watering
- medium
- Growth season
- mixed
- Dormancy
- none
- Ventilation
- medium
- Temperature min
- 12°C
- Temperature max
- 28°C
Commercial extension
Strong seasonal seller because flowers create obvious campaign timing and gift relevance.
seasonal-highlightgiftable shipping: medium price: medium seasonal-roundupcare-guide
Source traceability
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