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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Q: I have had a Christmas cactus for several years and it never blooms at Christmas time. It usually blooms in January, and then ...

The holidays will be here before you know it, and that means time together with family and friends, beautiful decorations, delicious food, and (hopefully) a Christmas cactus in full bloom. Encouraging ...

The beautiful blooms of a Thanksgiving cactus are a stunning addition to holiday décor. Thanksgiving cactus and its close cousin, the Christmas cactus, are known for blooming near their respective ...

January is the most critical month for your Christmas cactus, even though it's easy to ignore once the blooms fade. What you do right now in these few weeks after flowering determines whether your ...

Do we know why Christmas cactuses are blooming like crazy right now? Several friends and my sister are experiencing this. — K.F., Chicago I was stumped by this question, so I reached out to one of the ...

With Thanksgiving approaching, pumpkins and chrysanthemums are readily available in most stores. Often interspersed among them are pots of bright green succulents with striking tubular flowers in ...

Soon I’ll trek into the Mojave Desert, once again chasing cactus colors: strawberry hedgehog cactus on spiky gray columns, pale yellow pencil cholla flowers at sunset. I’ll return in May to see ...

Cacti are associated with two things: being easy to care for, and having painful spines. With this houseplant, though, ...

A botanist was surprised to find the tiny, prickly black-lace cactus at a future coal-mining complex in South Texas. Then he ...

Guarantee holiday blooms with these tips. A Thanksgiving cactus needs darkness, cool nights, and limited watering for six weeks before the holiday to bloom on time. Because it’s a rainforest plant, ...

Q: I have had a Christmas cactus for several years and it never blooms at Christmas time. It usually blooms in January, and then it only has a couple of blooms. I see Christmas cacti in stores that ...