If you notice flower buds on your Christmas cactus but no blooms whatsoever, that’s definitely a sign you should bring out your pruning shears and get to work.
Poor blooming could mean your plant has unproductive stems and weak foliage that needs to be removed in order to reduce unnecessary stress and help the plant thrive.
5. Yellowing Stems? You Must Prune!
Yellowing Christmas cactus stems means they are weakening or perhaps already dead. In most cases, the underlying cause happens to be a fungal disease that was silently spreading throughout the plant and has now started to affect the stems.
To limit spreading and keep this fungal infection from affecting other stems and areas of the plant, it’s best to trim down all affected stems as soon as possible.
