December 11: Profusion

[neverspent]

I've always assumed the Christmas cactus was named after the time of year it blooms. I did a tiny bit of research today and confirmed this. I also learned that the plant is originally from mountain forests of Brazil, where it grows as an air plant. There is another cultivar that blooms in spring.



It's an exotic and strange thing to have blooming in winter here, but I've had mine for years now, and I think I'm getting used to it.