It turns out it is not only easy to care for a Christmas cactus, but you only need one simple item to get it to bloom bigger ...

As epiphytic plants, they don’t grow in soil but in pockets of leaf ... In six to eight weeks, it’s time to take the Christmas cactus out of training. Gardeners who followed this schedule ...

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

"If you follow all the right Christmas cactus care and growth tips, your plant can live for decades — 30 years or longer," ...

Christmas cactus plants prefer to be a bit root-bound ... Visit these additional resources to learn more about growing and caring for Christmas cactus and strategies to encourage your Christmas ...

With its dark green toothy leaves and bright pendulous blooms, the Christmas Cactus is a favorite Yuletide plant. The original plant, genus Schlumbergera, was discovered in Brazil and named ...

This year I will try to grow some small containers of newly propagated plants in my backyard. It’s a good idea to repot your Christmas cactus plants every three to four years because this ...

Unlike traditional cacti, Christmas cactus prefers partial shade ... per half a litre of water every time the plant needs watering during its growing season - from spring to autumn.

Again, if you leave grow lights on for your indoor plants, you might want to move your Christmas cactus to a location where they can get those 12 hours of darkness. While all of this might make ...

Did your Christmas cactus bloom before Thanksgiving this year ... All of these holiday cactuses prefer rich, porous, acid soil, as they are epiphytes, which means that in their native habitat, they ...