Those festive flowers won’t appear all on their own. Give your plant the seasonal cues it needs now to help it form those all ...

Christmas Cactus buds are initiated in September and October. Learn how to adjust temperature, watering, and phosphorus-rich ...

Let Christmas cactus rest for four to six weeks after blooming with less water and no fertilizer. Prune lightly after flowering and repot every few years to encourage fuller growth. Resume regular ...

The holidays will be here before you know it, and that means time together with family and friends, beautiful decorations, delicious food, and (hopefully) a Christmas cactus in full bloom. Encouraging ...

These easy steps will ensure your plant is ready to stun for the holidays.

The Christmas cactus is a fascinating plant that looks little like its namesake—the cactus—actually hailing from the Brazilian rainforest rather than the desert. However, Christmas cactus is in fact a ...

Identifying a True Christmas Cactus Many plants sold as "Christmas cacti" are actually varieties of the more common Thanksgiving cactus (Schlumbergera truncata), which blooms several weeks earlier.

Almost every grocery store or big box home store we walk into right now has a rack of what most people call Christmas cactus. But is it really a Christmas cactus or is it a Thanksgiving cactus? There ...

If caring for your Christmas cactus feels confusing, you're definitely not alone. This cute little holiday plant may look like a classic cactus, but it acts nothing like the desert varieties we ...

I like to write articles about plants that happen to be blooming when it’s my turn to write. This time I decided to write about a type of plant that seems to bloom whenever it feels like it. I’m ...