HOW ABOUT THAT?

Well, imagine that!  I've been mentioning the lack of flowers around here for Flower Friday.......but look what I found?
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This Thanksgiving Cactus (Schlumbergera truncata) has been in the family for more than 90 years. It was originally my grandmother's plant; my mother inherited it from her at her death and I inherited it from my mother at her death.  Since I'm the biologist in the family....the care and feeding of this beauty fell to me by default.
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This plant was BIG!   I mean, really BIG!  It just about took over the living room and I was running out of room to pot it.  So I made some cuttings, stuck them in an old mason jar, threw in a handful of gravel for a strong base and added some water.  It wasn't long before roots formed off the ends of the leaves and shortly after that, BUDS!  Well, the buds have opened up and I will soon repot the cuttings into an acceptable container.
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It blooms very reliably from late October through nearly March....then the buds cease appearing.  This plant is already spoken for after I go to fish that big trout stream in the sky.....and not my wife.  She is a real black thumb when it comes to plant care.  My brother will get it.  I suspect it will be passed farther down the family line after my bro joins me in that trout stream eternal.