By now you've probably heard of the Christmas Cactus - in fact, you may even have one as part of your holiday decor right now. We love how it adds a unique festive feel to your home compared to more ...

The deeply personal plant care ritual behind Martha Stewart’s seasonal plant – and how you can easily follow her example ...

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 ...

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Whether you know it as the Christmas cactus, know it by its scientific name Schlumbergera x buckleyi, or have so far escaped the charms of this particular cultivar, this plant is sort of a big deal at ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images The Christmas Cactus —Schlumbergera — is truly a showstopper. Over the years ...

Thanksgiving and Christmas cactus both bloom during the major holiday season. But how to distinguish between them? To avoid specific identification of these flowering succulents many garden centers ...

This is not a story about the Christmas cactus, a succulent with wintertime blooms and Central American origin. The Christmas cholla, or Cylindropuntia leptocaulis, as its scientifically known, bears ...

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 ...

Christmas cactuses are easy-going, tropical plants that grow well in most homes and rarely need pruning. But if your plant is overgrown or you want to create new cactus plants from stem cuttings, it ...

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 ...