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26-MAY-2010 © MiekeWAMinkjan

27 Schlumbergera

Melbourne, Australia

The Schlumbergera is flowering now, brings back memories of my youth and the big schlumbergera in a small room.
We were not allowed to touch it

Schlumbergera is a genus of tree-dwelling cactus from Brazil introduced to Europe by the Kew collector, Allan Cunningham in 1816.

They are tropical rainforest epiphytes, growing on tree branches where,
despite the high rainfall, water drains off quickly so that "dry" conditions prevail much of the time.
Not surprisingly these cacti are quite different in appearance from that of their desert-dwelling cousins.

Canon EOS 40D
1/160s f/5.6 at 148.0mm iso800 full exif

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Frank Brault27-May-2010 18:05
It positively glows with vitality and color. Superbly composed. V
LynnH27-May-2010 16:17
This is beautiful! I love your focus and composition! V
I have one of these on my desk at work. It blooms around Christmas/January. Take a lookhttp://www.pbase.com/lynnh/image/120911388
laine27-May-2010 09:17
I have this one too....here in Qld it doesn't flower until it gets colder. This is lovely.
Kathryn27-May-2010 05:57
I have memories of these too, love the colour.
borisalex27-May-2010 05:10
They are so beautiful and love the sun! Great shot!
carol j. phipps27-May-2010 02:22
My "Christmas Cactus" is not blooming yet! Love to see them bloom. A co-worker has a large one in his office, apparently in just the right location because it is a profuse bloomer.
Cindi Smith27-May-2010 02:00
Just beautiful...we call them Christmas Cactus. Love yours!