Key Points Place your Christmas cactus in bright, indirect light—too much or too little can stop blooms.Use well-draining, nutrient-rich soil and repot every three years.Avoid temperature swings, ...

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 ...

Christmas cacti require 12 hours of darkness for about eight weeks to form flower buds for holiday blooming. Ideal temperature conditions for flowering are 65°F to 70°F during the day and 55°F to 65°F ...

Holiday cacti is often received as a gift over the Christmas holidays. Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter cactus are often ...

The holidays will be here before you know it, and that means time together with family and friends, beautiful decorations, delicious food, and (hopefully) a Christmas cactus in full bloom. Encouraging ...

Thanksgiving cactus has upright stems and serrated leaves, while Christmas cactus has drooping stems and rounded leaves. Both cacti require bright, diffused sunlight and need different watering ...

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If you have a Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera bridgesi), you've probably spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to get it to blossom at the right time. After all, Christmas cacti are known for ...

Rain events of the past week, while not drought busting, were severely needed and hopefully will continue as we desperately need our normal winter weather patterns to return. Moderate daytime ...

Soon I’ll trek into the Mojave Desert, once again chasing cactus colors: strawberry hedgehog cactus on spiky gray columns, pale yellow pencil cholla flowers at sunset. I’ll return in May to see ...