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Q.Why Do The Flowers And Buds Fall Off?

Zone LN12 2AS | Anonymous added on December 24, 2020 | Answered

I have a cactus which flowers twice yearly but, although it has loads of buds, as soon as the first few flowers open, then the buds start dropping off many of the flowers start to droop quickly.

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GKH_Susan
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Answered on December 27, 2020

It is usually an environmental issue, i.e., inconsistent watering, temperature fluctuations, lack of humidity. This article should help pinpoint the issue:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/environmental/why-healthy-blooms-fall.htm

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