Easter Cactus

EASTER CACTUS - Common name for Schlumbergera gaertneri, referring to its time of blooming. It resembles the Christmas Cactus, but has regular flowers.

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Easter Bells - EASTER BELLS - Common name for Stellaria holostea, a root-creeping perennial of the Pink Family (Caryophyllaceae), with erect downy stems to 2 ft. tall, bearing in May and June numerous small white flowers in terminal clusters. A native of the Old World, it has escaped from gardens in the U. S. It is allied to
Aarons Beard - AARONS BEARD - Common name for several garden plants, including one of the St. Johnsworts (Hypericum calycinum) because of its numerous stamens ; the Strawberry-geranium (Saxifraga sarmentosa) perhaps because of its trailing branches of small white flowers ; and the Kenilworth Ivy (Cymbalaria muralis) because of its many thread-like runners. The Aarons beard Cactus is