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Growing Zygocactus

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Growing Zygocactus

Learn how to grow these beautiful Brazilian rainforest plants. Australian expert Tony Brindley takes you through the history and how scientists keep changing the name. They were known as Zygos or Zygocactus but are now technically known as Schlumbergera although most people do not go by this name. In the USA they are known as Holiday Cactus or Thanksgiving cactus as they flower around this North American holiday period. In the southern hemisphere these names mean nothing to us. To complicate names just a little further there is also a variety of Zygocactus known as Christmas Cactus as they flower...

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