Holiday cacti are wonderful winter-flowering plants that are easy to care for, but Christmas cactus watering has to be done correctly for optimal health and seasonal blooms. New owners may wonder how ...

A Christmas cactus is a tropical plant that blooms in late fall or early winter. Unlike desert cacti, it prefers indirect ...

Christmas cactuses bloom in winter, when the days grow cool and short. While low light levels trigger flowering, fertilizing Christmas cactus at the right time and in the right way is key for getting ...

Plants give me a lot of peace; having them around me allows me to unwind. I have been a horticultural advisor with the Royal Horticultural Society for more than 12 years and during that time, one of ...

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, ...

A post about a cactus that's unexpectedly become a striking visual representation of the effects of cigarette smoke has gone viral on Reddit. The post, shared by u/Kindly-Pineapple-585 on March 16 in ...

A group of various cacti in small pots - Elena_Alex_Ferns/Shutterstock Cacti are tolerant to drought and hard to kill, making them ideal for aspiring gardeners whose ...

DENVER — What started as about 10 little succulent and cactus plants has become quite a collection. I’ve been repotting some of my plants that had a growth spurt over the winter and propagating others ...

Poinsettias might be the number one plant at Christmas time, but most people toss them once the holidays are over. That is not the case with the Christmas cactus because it makes a very good ...

But Nick must have some empathy for my lack of a green thumb, because soon after Unlucky’s arrival, he brought me another cactus just because, “Caren is mean and prickly.” Cactus Jack is a soft, ...

Dennis: As I sat on our front porch, the early evening sun making me squint less than an hour after a huge downpour — ah, Oregon spring! — my mind was having trouble linking our lush, verdant ...