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Closeup photograph of a Schlumbergera cactus bloom with out of focus cactus foliage and a dark blue pot in the background. Schlumbergera, sometimes called Holiday cactus, are a succulent and they have flat, segmented stems rather than leaves. The stems spread out from the main plant and new segments begin at the end of each stem. This variety has hot pink or magenta petals that fade to white and light pink near where the petal attaches to the flower center. Flowers begin as long, tight buds. They open into a flower with two rows of petals with one row telescoping from the other row in a tubular, oblong shape. Each row has around 10 petals. From the center of the flower extends long white stamens with yellow anthers and a long, magenta pistil with a magenta stigma.