Proper Christmas cactus care – including attentive watering, the right light levels, balanced fertilization, and temperature ...

As the holiday draws near, garden centers and grocery stores fill up with brightly blooming plants called Christmas cactus. But many of these colorful plants are actually a close cousin, the ...

There are both types of cactuses, and they look almost identical. There are differences, however. As the name implies, the ...

Christmas cacti don't need fertilizer year-round to produce beautiful blooms. Simply fertilize your plant monthly during its ...

With its exotic flowers that last for months, the Thanksgiving cactus (Schlumbergera truncata) is a holiday favorite that looks great in homes year-round. The plants are easy to grow, and Thanksgiving ...

"Good girls go to heaven; bad girls go everywhere." Mae West's words came to mind while reading an academic paper on cactus flowers which described them as "promiscuous" blooms. Perhaps cactus flowers ...

Why could your Christmas cactus be dropping leaves? Plant pros share the most common reasons and quick fixes to save your ...

If your Thanksgiving cactus is dropping leaves instead of thriving, here’s how to determine the cause and fix it.

I was welcomed to my tent site in Chaco Culture National Historic Park by a handsome claret cup cactus. I had been traveling and hiking in New Mexico for two days, and although I had been looking for ...

Scientists discovered how to study cactus movement without harm - by measuring the silent sway of these desert giants using ...