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Getting a cactus to bloom may be difficult and take a lot of time, but it is not impossible! Just care for it properly all year round if you want to see it bloom during the prime growing season
Cacti are meant to thrive in desert environments with intense sun and heat and with very little water, so that is naturally the conditions cacti would bloom under.
Our homes are usually not that hot or dry however, there are different things we can do to help a cactus to begin to bloom. Let’s start with the basics of cactus blooms.
What does cactus blooms depend on?
Age, care and dormancy. As mentioned before, it can take a long time for a cactus to blooms. Sometimes, it can even take up to 30 years for a cactus to mature!
Although, even a mature cactus won’t bloom unless it gets the proper care and lives in the right environment.
Cactus Care
Light
Cacti need tons of light, just as if they were still in the desert. The best place to put your cactus in your home is a south-facing window, where it will get the direct sunlight. If you choose to put your cactus in a different location, make sure it can still get at least 6 hours of direct sunlight.
Water
Cacti don’t need much water at all. Being from the desert, they store water in their stems and leaves for those long, hot dry periods.
To know when it is time to water your cactus, feel the top of the soil. If it is dry, wet the plant thoroughly. If it is still damp, you can wait a while before watering it.
Generally speaking, your cactus shouldn’t need watering more than once a week.
Fertilizer
Since cacti are hearty plants, they don’t really require the use of fertilizer. With proper water and light, all cacti will thrive. However, if you want to give your cactus an extra boost and make sure it has valuable nutrients for blooming, giving it a dose of fertilizer wouldn’t hurt.
Choose a fertilizer with low nitrogen and high phosphorous. Use the fertilizer only in the growing season, spring and summer, once or twice a year.
My Cactus is Blooming! What Now?
Once you have gotten your cactus to bloom, the work isn’t over! Take care of a flowering cactus the way you took care of it before it began to bloom.
Continue to water it on your regular schedule and do not move it to a different location.
Bottom Line
There is no special technique that gets your cactus to bloom. Just care for it properly all year round if you want to see it bloom during the prime growing season.
Since all cacti have the potential to bloom, it doesn’t matter what kind you have as long as you have seen a bloom on it before. That way, you know it’s mature enough to bloom.
Getting a cactus to bloom may be difficult and take a lot of time, but it is not impossible!
Let us know in the comments if you have ever seen a cactus flower.ç
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