Proper Christmas cactus care – including attentive watering, the right light levels, balanced fertilization, and temperature management – is key to encouraging blooms and keeping your plant healthy ...

The Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi) is a much-loved festive plant that puts on a spectacular floral display over the holidays. Unlike desert cacti, it hails from the humid tropical forests ...

The Christmas cactus is a popular holiday plant offering colorful cheer for the holiday season—with brilliant red, pink, white, or purple flowers in bloom during the wintertime, this hardy succulent ...

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 ...

Shorter days and longer periods of darkness trigger Christmas cactus blooms. Here's how much sunlight your holiday plant needs each season.

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 ...

Three similar plants, three different bloom times. Understanding these holiday cactus look-alikes helps you nurture their seasonal displays with confidence.