TROPICAL PLANT ENCYCLOPEDIA
Schlumbergera sp. - video
Orchid Cactus, Thanksgiving Cactus, Christmas Cactus, Crab CactusFamily: Cactaceae
Origin: Brazil
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Schlumbergera x 'New Deal'
Not only is New Deal an exceptionally obscure, heirloom cultivar especially easy to grow under average house plant conditions. It reliably produces almost an overabundance of brilliant violet-pink and white flowers which are easily an inch larger than any other variety.
Not only is New Deal an exceptionally obscure, heirloom cultivar especially easy to grow under average house plant conditions. It reliably produces almost an overabundance of brilliant violet-pink and white flowers which are easily an inch larger than any other variety.
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Orchid Cactus, Thanksgiving Cactus, Christmas Cactus, Crab Cactus...
Spectacular, large-flower variety that flowers twice a season, 'New Deal' is a remarkable "Christmas cactus" hybrid, completely lost to the trade today, which is being offered here for the first time after it was originally offered for purchase at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden over 80 years ago. That institution was having a special rare plant sale on the day of the famous presidential election on November 8, 1932, when F.D.R. was historically voted in as the next American president. Not only is New Deal an exceptionally obscure, heirloom cultivar especially easy to grow under average house plant conditions, it reliably produces almost an overabundance of brilliant violet-pink and white flowers which are easily an inch larger than any other variety. The plants we are offering are all 3rd generation vegetative propagation from an original specimen (still alive btw). Its name is identical to President Franklin D. Roosevel main campaign slogan.
See Article about this plant.
Recommended Fertilizer: SUNSHINE Robusta - Rapid Growth Booster
Spectacular, large-flower variety that flowers twice a season, 'New Deal' is a remarkable "Christmas cactus" hybrid, completely lost to the trade today, which is being offered here for the first time after it was originally offered for purchase at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden over 80 years ago. That institution was having a special rare plant sale on the day of the famous presidential election on November 8, 1932, when F.D.R. was historically voted in as the next American president. Not only is New Deal an exceptionally obscure, heirloom cultivar especially easy to grow under average house plant conditions, it reliably produces almost an overabundance of brilliant violet-pink and white flowers which are easily an inch larger than any other variety. The plants we are offering are all 3rd generation vegetative propagation from an original specimen (still alive btw). Its name is identical to President Franklin D. Roosevel main campaign slogan.
See Article about this plant.
Recommended Fertilizer: SUNSHINE Robusta - Rapid Growth Booster
Grown in
4" or larger pot
4 plants in stock
$39.95
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