Whether you know it as the Christmas cactus, know it by its scientific name Schlumbergera x buckleyi, or have so far escaped the charms of this particular cultivar, this plant is sort of a big deal at ...

A Christmas cactus can provide some wonderfully bright blooms over the festive period, but there's a way to help them thrive ...

The Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi) is a much-loved festive plant that puts on a spectacular floral display over the holidays. Unlike desert cacti, it hails from the humid tropical forests ...

A Christmas cactus grows best when it's slightly pot-bound. In fact, most Christmas cacti thrive for many years without being ...

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 ...

A good time to pinch or prune your plant to shape it and encourage branching is in early spring, when new growth is starting. During the growing season, from April through September, fertilize your ...

Not many people realise that Christmas cacti can live for years, even decades, and taking a few second to care for them could ...

Sugar water is sometimes recommended as a quick hack for encouraging more Christmas cactus blooms. It might be an ...