No, it's not a standard cactus that's been given a festive makeover, decorated with a string of tinsel, and topped with a crowning star. A Christmas cactus is actually a cheery plant that gets its ...

The Christmas cactus is a beautiful low-maintenance houseplant that blooms year after year just in time for the holidays. These long-lived plants can survive for decades and are often passed from one ...

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

Christmas cacti are known for their elegant, arcing foliage and vivid tropical blooms that appear in late fall or early ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Judging from your pictures posted on the Grow with KARE Facebook page, you all are loving your holiday cacti right about now. And for good reason… they are gorgeous! They are ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When it comes to holiday plants, poinsettias and amaryllis are at the top of our winter favorites list.

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 striking flowers of the plant, commonly called the Christmas cactus, may catch your attention in stores and nurseries around this time of year. Their bell-shaped blooms in shades of red, pink, ...

Thanksgiving and Christmas cacti are in the plant genus Schlumbergera and are native to tropical rainforests. Schlumbergera truncata is the Thanksgiving cactus. You can tell the difference between the ...