I was angry with my Christmas cactus, because it did not bloom
for me at Christmas. I had placed it in
a dark closet and not watered it for the month of November which should have
triggered it to start blooming, but nothing!
My African violet was covered with lovely purple flowers with white
edges. The orchid was full of blossoms,
but the Christmas cactus let Christmas go by without any signs of color.
About 5 years ago, I had salvaged the plant from my in-laws’
home after they passed away. It had not
been cared for, other than being watered, for some time. The pot it was in was too small and had been
sitting on a windowsill. This had caused
the plant to develop unevenly…all to the right and left…nothing to the front or
back. It was so unbalanced that it fell
over if it wasn’t leaning against the glass.
I put it in a much larger pot and allowed it to spread in all
directions. It cooperated and pleased me
with blossoms. Then I moved it to
Florida with me. Even though I had
treated it well, it disappointed me at Christmas time.
I became very ill during the month of March with a respiratory
infection. I was ill for over 3 weeks,
and because of the covid-19 concern, I was quarantined to my apartment. I live in a beautiful community, but I was
told not to leave my apartment even wearing a mask. I could not go out for a walk or over to
check our little garden plot.
In this time of isolation, my Christmas cactus decided to
bloom…..and not just with a few blossoms.
It has burst forth with an abundance of exquisite blossoms. The individual flowers have multiple petals
and the pistil and stamens in the center of the flowers are delicate and
beautifully arranged. The plant has
delighted and pleased me. It brightens
my long and rather boring days.
Its earlier failure is completely forgiven, because it has
blossomed at precisely the right time.
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