What says holiday cheer more than a beautiful blooming Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera bridgesii or Schlumbergera truncata) in your living room with its gorgeous array of red, pink, yellow, orange, ...

I have to admit to an extreme case of plant envy at viewing an email from a neighbor of her holiday cactus covered in blooms. It was worse than envy. It was a plain and simple case of plant jealousy.

Schlumbergera, or holiday cacti, are native to Brazil’s humid Latin American rainforests. Exported to Europe in the early 19th Century, Spanish Monks discovered the unique plant bursting with bright ...