Comments on: Red and Green http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/06/red-and-green/ Random samplings from a universe of ideas. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:14:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Plato http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/06/red-and-green/comment-page-1/#comment-15782 Plato Sun, 07 May 2006 19:23:30 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/06/red-and-green/#comment-15782 <b>Clifford</b>:<i>The plant is what I said it was</i> Yes of course. I was referring her commment to <a href="http://eskesthai.blogspot.com/2006/05/christmas-cactus.html" rel="nofollow">ours.</a> Clifford:The plant is what I said it was

Yes of course. I was referring her commment to ours.

]]> By: Cynthia http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/06/red-and-green/comment-page-1/#comment-15781 Cynthia Sun, 07 May 2006 16:06:40 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/06/red-and-green/#comment-15781 Ruth Ellen - you make a good point! While the blooming cycle of the "Easter members" of this cacti family roughly follow the Equinox, the blooming cycle of the "Christmas members" of this cacti family roughly follow the Solstice. Thanks for sharing your input! Ruth Ellen – you make a good point! While the blooming cycle of the “Easter members” of this cacti family roughly follow the Equinox, the blooming cycle of the “Christmas members” of this cacti family roughly follow the Solstice. Thanks for sharing your input!

]]> By: Clifford http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/06/red-and-green/comment-page-1/#comment-15780 Clifford Sun, 07 May 2006 07:42:45 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/06/red-and-green/#comment-15780 Plato. Your wife is incorrect. The plant is what I said it was. The flowers on a Christmas cactus are different, and, as I already said....the Christmas cactus blooms closer to ....Christmas. Cheers. -cvj Plato. Your wife is incorrect. The plant is what I said it was. The flowers on a Christmas cactus are different, and, as I already said….the Christmas cactus blooms closer to ….Christmas.

Cheers.

-cvj

]]> By: Samantha http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/06/red-and-green/comment-page-1/#comment-15779 Samantha Sun, 07 May 2006 06:19:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/06/red-and-green/#comment-15779 Much better! Thanks! Much better! Thanks!

]]> By: Plato http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/06/red-and-green/comment-page-1/#comment-15778 Plato Sun, 07 May 2006 06:04:59 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/06/red-and-green/#comment-15778 ah! try <a href="http://img141.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tmp51240hb.jpg" rel="nofollow">this</a> ah! try this

]]> By: Plato http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/06/red-and-green/comment-page-1/#comment-15777 Plato Sun, 07 May 2006 06:00:09 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/06/red-and-green/#comment-15777 It becomes distorted for some reason the <a href="http://img12.imageshack.us/my.php?image=collage11cw.jpg" rel="nofollow">bigger it gets</a>. Maybe some body can increase the jpg size for viewing? It becomes distorted for some reason the bigger it gets.

Maybe some body can increase the jpg size for viewing?

]]> By: Samantha http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/06/red-and-green/comment-page-1/#comment-15776 Samantha Sun, 07 May 2006 05:55:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/06/red-and-green/#comment-15776 Nice collage, Plato! Can you make it bigger? Nice collage, Plato! Can you make it bigger?

]]> By: Plato http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/06/red-and-green/comment-page-1/#comment-15775 Plato Sun, 07 May 2006 05:50:31 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/06/red-and-green/#comment-15775 IrrationalPoint, Some of my wife's flowers in a collage on name. Yes I showed my wife the picture of Clifford's and she said it was a Christmas Cactus. We were quite surprized to have the plant for a while and noticed the blooms starting about a month ago. Not really in a good lighted spot(afternoon sun only), so she moved it this morning. INside plant, and in a northern region while still a bit cool in the mornings, outside is not an option right now. I'll probably suggest to move it with her seedlings, and follow the sun. Let the soil dry a bit. IrrationalPoint,

Some of my wife’s flowers in a collage on name.

Yes I showed my wife the picture of Clifford’s and she said it was a Christmas Cactus. We were quite surprized to have the plant for a while and noticed the blooms starting about a month ago.

Not really in a good lighted spot(afternoon sun only), so she moved it this morning. INside plant, and in a northern region while still a bit cool in the mornings, outside is not an option right now.

I’ll probably suggest to move it with her seedlings, and follow the sun. Let the soil dry a bit.

]]> By: Clifford http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/06/red-and-green/comment-page-1/#comment-15774 Clifford Sat, 06 May 2006 20:56:40 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/06/red-and-green/#comment-15774 Cynthia:-There is a cousin of this plant called "Christmas Cactus", which blooms around that time, and one that blooms close to Thanksgiving, with the obvious name. Their flowers are very different. They are also in the Schlumbergera family....Schlumbergera bridgesii and Schlumbergera truncata, apparently. -cvj Cynthia:-There is a cousin of this plant called “Christmas Cactus”, which blooms around that time, and one that blooms close to Thanksgiving, with the obvious name. Their flowers are very different. They are also in the Schlumbergera family….Schlumbergera bridgesii and Schlumbergera truncata, apparently.

-cvj

]]> By: IrrationalPoint http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/06/red-and-green/comment-page-1/#comment-15773 IrrationalPoint Sat, 06 May 2006 20:16:09 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/06/red-and-green/#comment-15773 Plato: most cacti don't like being watered regularly -- they're well adapted to making the most of the infrequent storm, so usually they do well with infrequent waterings. And they like direct sunlight. Maybe this is your problem? --IP Plato: most cacti don’t like being watered regularly — they’re well adapted to making the most of the infrequent storm, so usually they do well with infrequent waterings. And they like direct sunlight. Maybe this is your problem?

–IP

]]> By: Cynthia http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/06/red-and-green/comment-page-1/#comment-15772 Cynthia Sat, 06 May 2006 19:47:26 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/06/red-and-green/#comment-15772 A rather striking plant! Yet one thing puzzles me...Since "red and green" traditionally symbolize Christmas, I am surprised the Easter Cactus is not called a Christmas Cactus. However, if this cactus only blooms in spring, then I understand why it is called an Easter Cactus. Then again, if this cactus is originally from the Southern Hemisphere, then it might bloom during a springtime Christmas. A rather striking plant! Yet one thing puzzles me…Since “red and green” traditionally symbolize Christmas, I am surprised the Easter Cactus is not called a Christmas Cactus. However, if this cactus only blooms in spring, then I understand why it is called an Easter Cactus. Then again, if this cactus is originally from the Southern Hemisphere, then it might bloom during a springtime Christmas.

]]> By: Ruth Ellen http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/06/red-and-green/comment-page-1/#comment-15771 Ruth Ellen Sat, 06 May 2006 19:31:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/06/red-and-green/#comment-15771 I call it an "Equinox Cactus." (To go with my family's re-naming of Christmas Cactus as "Solstice Cactus.") And it really IS splendid. I call it an “Equinox Cactus.” (To go with my family’s re-naming of Christmas Cactus as “Solstice Cactus.”) And it really IS splendid.

]]> By: Plato http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/06/red-and-green/comment-page-1/#comment-15770 Plato Sat, 06 May 2006 14:28:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/06/red-and-green/#comment-15770 I think all this flower regalia takes a lot of energy out of that plant, as no matter how much water we give it, our seems a little droopy. Maybe we over watered it? Looking at it now it seems a little purple? My wife has a green thumb, so I know she seems to intuitively know what is right? :) I think all this flower regalia takes a lot of energy out of that plant, as no matter how much water we give it, our seems a little droopy. Maybe we over watered it?

Looking at it now it seems a little purple? My wife has a green thumb, so I know she seems to intuitively know what is right? :)

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