Christmas cacti are popular houseplants for a reason - they are typically pretty forgiving. If your Christmas cactus' leaves ...

Christmas cactus and Thanksgiving cactus are related plants but are easy to tell one from the other. Both require certain ...

Schlumbergera truncata is the Thanksgiving cactus. You can tell the difference between the two cacti by looking at the leaves. On the Thanksgiving cactus, leaves are broad and flat with ...

Nothing brings indoor cheer to my household more than a Christmas cactus in bloom. They are easy to cultivate, and I offer ...

The season of joy and all things glorious is upon us — and the ever-so-enchanting Christmas cactus certainly adds to that ...

Poinsettias aren’t the only plants that bloom bright ... and its leaf stalks and veins are red. It spreads its wide leaves during the day and folds them up at night like two hands praying ...

This story was authored by Eric Larson. To get Thanksgiving Cactus, or Schlumbergia truncata, to rebloom is more straightforward than one may experience. A Master Gardener lecture I attended at the ...

Blossoming in the late afternoon and lasting only through the night, the moonflower’s large, white flowers associated with the moon are heart- or trumpet-shaped and give off a lemon scent. A biennial ...

The label is also nearly impossible to remove, and it leaves a sticky residue ... knock-your-socks-off floral—like a rosebush in full bloom. It’s so strong that you can almost taste it.

Today, there are some 1,400 cultivars of Christmas cactus with attractive red, pale pink, purple-pink, and white forms available, as well as orange, yellow, and two-tone varieties. When young, the ...