Flowering in bold hothouse shades of pink and red, Christmas cacti light up the house in winter. Hazel Sillver looks at how ...

The best of us have had to debate Christmas cactus vs prickly pear when taking a second look at the new houseplant we've just ...

Choose a big pot with drainage holes for the dragon fruit cactus. Glazed terracotta or ceramic pots are best. Properly water ...

If you want to ensure your Christmas cactus is able to produce beautiful and healthy blooms, it's important to know when and ...

Thanksgiving and Christmas cacti are in the plant genus Schlumbergera and are native to tropical rainforests. Schlumbergera truncata is the Thanksgiving cactus. You can tell the difference ...

The dark winter season is a great time to bring in colorful plant additions to the home, especially those with a seasonal theme like the charming Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera bridgesii).

To get Thanksgiving Cactus, or Schlumbergia truncata, to rebloom is more straightforward than one may experience. A Master Gardener lecture I attended at the beginning of November refreshed my ...

Both Thanksgiving cactus and the Christmas cactus are in the plant genus Schlumbergera and are native to tropical rainforests ...

A cactus is a slow-growing plant adapted to desert areas with intense heat and environment that stores moisture in roots, leaves and stems. In Kenya, the plants are mainly found in semi-arid and ...

Water the cactus two days before repotting, so the roots are moist but not saturated. Make sure the plants are watered regularly throughout their growing season in spring and summer. Moisten the ...