When I moved to New Orleans in 2018, friends in the neighborhood gifted me a clipping from a Christmas cactus, which finally produced it’s first blossom—just in time for Mardi Gras.
![Portrait of a blossom from a Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera) Portrait of a blossom from a Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera)](https://paprikastudios.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/JRC_9993.jpg)
When I moved to New Orleans in 2018, friends in the neighborhood gifted me a clipping from a Christmas cactus, which finally produced it’s first blossom—just in time for Mardi Gras.