Nothing brightens up your holiday home quite like a Christmas cactus bursting with colorful blooms just when your guests walk ...
Christmas cacti are, ironically, not the best winter plant. That said, for a healthier plant in these hard times, it's worth ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Why could your Christmas cactus be dropping leaves? Plant pros share the most common reasons and quick fixes to save your ...
Over the past few years several people, including one person at a recent prayer meeting, have asked me about the possibility of getting Christmas cactus or Schlumbergia truncata to re-bloom, which is ...
Recently I joined an online gardening chat group. I have to admit, some of the questions can be hilarious — like “how do I care for the tomato plant I dug up and brought indoors.” I am reminded of a ...
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 ...
Did your Christmas cactus bloom before Thanksgiving this year? If so, you likely are the proud plant parent of a Thanksgiving cactus, not a Christmas cactus. A Thanksgiving cactus normally blooms ...
Most holiday cacti are called Christmas cactus, but they're actually something else. Here are a few identification tips. Look at the shape of the leaves to identify your cactus. Thanksgiving cactus ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The exact year has been forgotten, but it was sometime around 1975. Like now, inflation was raging, the news was filled with stories of political turmoil and conflict, and holiday ...