Schlumbergia: The Christmas Cactus.

Available in many beautiful colors including bicolors, the Christmas cactus is a traditional festive plant. It is not hard to look after, as long as you remember it is not a desert cactus, but an epiphite or tree dweller,native of the south American rain forests. Water regularly , keep it on a bright window sill and feed only when the flowerbuds appear. Use tomato fertilizer. Be careful not to over pot or the plant grows rampantly at the expense of flowers.Benefits from being outside from June to September , but watch out for slug and snail attack. When the flowerbuds appear, do not move the plant as it resents being disturbed and is likely to drop all the flowerbuds.