David Feix Landscape Design
Christmas Cactus in bloom with Aechmea bromeliads
An ephiphytic cactus relative that I like to use in containers to spill over the edges for flowering accent in winter. The flowers of these nicely complement the blooming spikes of the clumping Aechmea recurvata hybrid in the same pot, which keeps the intense red bract color for up to a year after it finishes blooming. The contrast in foliage and form also makes the arrangement interesting even when neither is blooming, and at this period, I usually add an annual Impatiens or Lobelia erinus for additional color.
Christmas Cactus in bloom with Aechmea bromeliads
An ephiphytic cactus relative that I like to use in containers to spill over the edges for flowering accent in winter. The flowers of these nicely complement the blooming spikes of the clumping Aechmea recurvata hybrid in the same pot, which keeps the intense red bract color for up to a year after it finishes blooming. The contrast in foliage and form also makes the arrangement interesting even when neither is blooming, and at this period, I usually add an annual Impatiens or Lobelia erinus for additional color.