Holiday cacti (Schlumbergera spp.) are everywhere during the festive season, but don't discount them as a long-term addition to your houseplant collection. If you care for your holiday cacti properly, ...

The Christmas cactus, also known as the Holiday cactus, or more accurately, Schlumbergera, is a trailing tropical cactus that puts on a fabulous annual display of flowers. These blooms usually appear ...

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 ...

Most holiday cacti are called Christmas cactus, but they're actually something else. Here are a few identification tips. Look at the shape of the leaves to identify your cactus. Thanksgiving cactus ...

Discover why you shouldn't fertilize a holiday cactus in January and when to do it instead. Getting the timing wrong can hinder its display and even kill it off ...

They are a group of unusual-looking plants that start showing up in October and November at big-box stores and garden centers under the catch-all name “holiday cactus.” Others go by more specific ...

Christmas Cactus and its holiday brethren, the Thanksgiving & Easter Cactus, are some of the most fun indoor succulents to grow. They produce elegant overflowing growth and colorful flowers in the ...

Imagine a mountainous and remote rainforest along the ocean coast. Whisps of fog drift through the trees as cascades of colorful flowers sweep down from plants perched high on the tree limbs. This is ...

I have received several missives and have a co-worker with bragging rights about their Christmas cactuses already being in bloom. Remarkably enough, most say that they don’t employ any of the ...

Imagine a mountainous and remote rainforest along the ocean coast. Whisps of fog drift through the trees as cascades of colorful flowers sweep down from plants perched high on the tree limbs. This is ...