Your Christmas cactus is forming little buds just in time for the holiday season. If they're falling off, this might be why.

The Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi) joins Norfolk Island pine trees and poinsettias as plants beloved during the winter season. While it may seem like an unusual holiday plant, the ...

Nothing extends a holiday welcome like a cheery Christmas Cactus. With its dark green toothy leaves and bright pendulous blooms, the Christmas Cactus is a favorite Yuletide plant. The original plant, ...

Thanksgiving and Christmas cacti look alike but differ in leaf shape and bloom time—Thanksgiving cacti have pointed, serrated leaves and bloom in late fall, while Christmas cacti have rounded edges ...

What better way to welcome the holiday season than with a cactus? There are a few different types of holiday cacti, two of the most popular being Christmas and Thanksgiving. Both cacti flower during ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Chances are, if you have some houseplants, one of them is a Christmas cactus… or Easter or Thanksgiving cactus. Take care of them and they will live for decades! First things ...

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 ...

Editor's Note: This story was initially published on Dec. 20, 2020. Under the right conditions, Christmas cacti are the holiday plants that keep blooming, and not just for years. These tropical plants ...

Thanksgiving and Christmas cacti look alike but differ in leaf shape and bloom time—Thanksgiving cacti have pointed, serrated leaves and bloom in late fall, while Christmas cacti have rounded edges ...