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04-Dec-2021 copyright Elizabeth Bickel

Yellow "Christmas Cactus" 12-04-21

Not your "average" Schlumberger: https://houseplantspro.com/yellow-christmas-cactus/#:~:text=Yellow%20Christmas%20Cactus%20or%20Yellow%20Decembrists%20are%20plants,their%20width%20varies%20from%205%20to%208%20cm.

"The yellow color of the petals is not typical for the Decembrist in natural conditions. In tropical forests, only pink, red, orange, and white flowers can be found.

"The first grade of the Decembrist with yellow flowers was “Gold Charm” . It was bred by the American breeder R.L. Kobia in the 80s of the 20th century. The process of breeding the variety dragged on for 15 years. In the beginning, 50,000 plant seeds were selected from varieties with orange flowers, in which the yellow component prevailed over red and pink.

After their sowing, only 1 bush with yellow buds was grown, and even that one was too weak for a full-fledged “offspring”. It was crossed with a sturdy and vigorous white Schlumberger bush, resulting in about 200 seeds. Only 150 bushes emerged from the sown seeds, one of which became the “ancestor” of yellow-flowered zygocactus"

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I found the plant in the above photo about 7 years ago (2014) at Home Depot during a post-Thanksgiving "Black Friday" sale. I then bought a different one (paler yellow) the following year at the same place. I haven't seen another yellow "Christmas Cactus" since... The specific varieties were both unnamed when I bought my plants. But they are probably two of the named varieties in the linked article above.


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My photo was captured indoors under natural light.

Canon EOS-1D X ,Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
1/160s f/22.0 at 100.0mm iso2000 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
Jola Dziubinska21-Dec-2021 01:20
Very unusual, lovely. V.
danad12-Dec-2021 10:58
Superb light and details.
*V*
Mieke WA Minkjan09-Dec-2021 15:58
beautiful composed V
carol j. phipps07-Dec-2021 05:00
Wow! Gorgeous! I’ve not seen a yellow one before. V
Mairéad06-Dec-2021 21:32
You're lucky to have picked up such an unusually coloured one.
Lovely image in the natural light. v
Chris06-Dec-2021 16:22
This is really lovely Liz, both my red one pale pink variety have now finished flowering, they always just miss Christmas!
Gill Kopy06-Dec-2021 05:57
What a beautiful flower and shot - I didn't know they came in different colours - an interesting history ! V
Hank Vander Velde06-Dec-2021 02:05
Lovely image well explained Liz.
larose forest photos06-Dec-2021 00:16
This is glorious colour, unusual too, and a beautifully sharp shot.V
Helen Betts05-Dec-2021 22:41
Beautiful blossom, nicely captured.
laine05-Dec-2021 20:50
Because it blooms in June here it goes by it's Schlumbergera name which is heavy for such a delicate bloom. I love the colours of this one. V