This undated photo shows a blooming holiday cactus in New Paltz, N.Y. Growing conditions are easy to provide to get a holiday cactus to bloom in winter. (Lee Reich via AP) Years ago, I had one of ...

Run these facts through your profile machine and you’re probably not going to get “cactus” back as the answer. Native to tropical rainforests along the Atlantic Coast of Brazil — both directions from ...

The Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi) is a much-loved festive plant that puts on a spectacular floral display over the holidays. Unlike desert cacti, it hails from the humid tropical forests ...

Pincushion cactus (Mammillaria grahamii) goes by many names, and is likely to be blooming during the spring, and also the late monsoon, with a flowering season spread out from April to September.

I have not hit the emails in a while, but I have had some interesting ones worth sharing. Let’s start with a subject I have covered before: how to tell the difference between Thanksgiving, Christmas ...

Years ago, I had one of those spineless cacti that once a year splash colorful flowers out the ends of their flat, arching stems. Such plants are usually named for when they are supposed to bloom: ...