In my office I have 2 spider plants in the same pot, a Christmas cactus, an aloe vera and I will be away for 10 days over Christmas.
Will they survive? I guess the Christmas cactus has to go home but the rest should be fine.
I am not sure what a Christmas cactus is... I always understood that you water cactus less in winter, so a good watering and the aloe should be ok for 10 days. Soak the spider plant well and it will be OK, they perk up even if they get too dry.
A Christmas cactus is a forest cactus not a desert cactus. Are you in Australia? They wouldn't work there as the flowering is triggered by shorter day light.
Quote from: davholla on December 17, 2013, 10:14:18
In my office I have 2 spider plants in the same pot, a Christmas cactus, an aloe vera and I will be away for 10 days over Christmas.
Will they survive? I guess the Christmas cactus has to go home but the rest should be fine.
If you Christmas cactus has finished flowering or nearly...it will be just fine for few weeks without watering as it will have 'rest' anyway. It can take period dryness, it is the flower and flower buds won't like it. 'Rainy season' for these plants and certain day length period (like already mentioned) is the triggers for flowering.
I have never managed to kill a spider plant. Seems like they like to be neglected.