If you have your Christmas cactus in a bright, warm spot, it may need to be watered every week or two. If it's in a humid ...

Find out how to get your Christmas cactus to bloom in time to enhance your holiday decor. Johner Images / Getty Images Despite its name, a Christmas cactus is just as likely to bloom in late January ...

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 ...

Florida's sunshine might be perfect for beach days, but getting a Christmas cactus to bloom here feels like convincing a ...

If you’re lucky enough to have a Christmas cactus, you know how cheerful its red, pink, or purple blooms can be during the holidays. But if your plant isn’t flowering this year, you may be wondering ...

The conditions of most homes are ideal for holiday cacti, but ensuring hours of uninterrupted darkness is key to seeing blooms. Holiday cacti are a type of cactus that blooms around specific holidays, ...

Over the past few years several people, including one person at a recent prayer meeting, have asked me about the possibility of getting Christmas cactus or Schlumbergia truncata to re-bloom, which is ...

Just go to any garden center this time of year and the impulse aisles will be full of plants that can be given as gifts. Rarely do these plants come with instructions and often don’t make it long past ...

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, ...

The holiday season is made more beautiful by the special plants that we use to decorate our homes. Poinsettias, Thanksgiving and Christmas cactuses and small, potted Christmas trees all play an ...

Despite its name, a Christmas cactus is just as likely to bloom in late January as it is to be in full flower when you're hanging your stockings by the chimney with care. How to get your Christmas ...

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 ...