After your holiday cactus stops flowering for the year, typically in late winter for Thanksgiving and Christmas cacti and early spring for Easter cacti, reduce the amount of watering. Allow the top ...

The Christmas cactus prefers a little humidity — unlike other cacti and succulents —as well as bright, indirect sunlight.

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 ...

A gardener has revealed the best way to fertilise a Christmas Cactus to ensure it is healthy and blooms like never before ...

If ever there was a doubt about how much a plant can come to mean to someone, behold the humble Christmas cactus. Big on blooms and memories this time of year, the long-lived houseplants have a way of ...

Moving your Christmas cactus outdoors during summer provides brighter light, consistent warmth, and higher humidity that can boost flower bud development. Transition your Christmas cactus gradually to ...

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 ...

The schlumbergera, also known as a Christmas, Thanksgiving or Easter cactus, are hugely popular during winter. The flowers that bloom are incredibly festive, and can brighten up any room. According to ...

Witness the mesmerizing transformation of nature in our "Christmas Cactus Flowering Time Lapse" video. Journey through the ...

If you have a Thanksgiving cactus, it’s blooming now. If you have a Christmas cactus, you have a few weeks left to see blossoms begin to emerge. The question is: how do they do that? It can seem ...

Find out if Christmas cactus is poisonous to cats and how to keep your favorite feline safe this holiday season and beyond. The thick, fleshy leaves and colorful flowers of a Christmas cactus might be ...

Unlike other succulents and cacti, the Christmas cactus is native to Brazil and prefers slight humidity. This succulent is named after the holiday season during which it blooms its magenta-colored ...