Christmas Cactus and its holiday brethren, the Thanksgiving & Easter Cactus, are some of the most fun indoor succulents to ...

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 ...

Nothing extends a holiday welcome like a cheery Christmas Cactus. With its dark green toothy leaves and bright pendulous blooms, the Christmas Cactus is a favorite Yuletide plant. The original plant, ...

Christmas cactus is one of those holiday plants that people are able to grow year after year. Part of the fun of growing them is to get them to flower again during future Christmas seasons. However, ...

Covering a Christmas cactus for a long stretch of uninterrupted darkness prompts flowering. Christmas cacti need either 13 hours of darkness at between 55°F and 70°F, or 15 hours above 70°F. Cover the ...

Just go to any garden center this time of year and the impulse aisles will be full of plants that can be given as gifts. Rarely do these plants come with instructions and often don’t make it long past ...

Since we’ve been on kind of a Christmas horticultural theme lately, what about Christmas cacti? While a Christmas cactus is a popular holiday gift, there are actually a variety of holiday cacti to ...

Although poinsettias remain the all-time favorite holiday plant, let's not forget the beauty of Christmas cacti and Norfolk Island pines. Both of these plants are naturals as houseplants and will ...