Christmas cactus plants can be propagated using both water and soil methods, each with its own benefits. Propagation is best done when the plants are actively growing new leaves in late spring, ...

The Christmas cactus is a popular holiday plant offering colorful cheer for the holiday season—with brilliant red, pink, white, or purple flowers in bloom during the wintertime, this hardy succulent ...

No, it's not a standard cactus that's been given a festive makeover, decorated with a string of tinsel, and topped with a crowning star. A Christmas cactus is actually a cheery plant that gets its ...

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 ...

There’s something undeniably charming about a Christmas cactus. It blooms right when most houseplants are hibernating for the winter, showing off vibrant purple or red flowers that feel perfect for ...

This time-lapse captures the stunning, slow-motion transformation of a Zygo cactus, also known as a Christmas cactus. We ...

This week, gardening columnist Don Kinzler fields questions about a Christmas cactus that only bloomed on one side, how to repair a snow-damaged cotoneaster, and more. Reader Sandy F. asks gardening ...

Unlike other succulents and cacti, the Christmas cactus is native to Brazil and prefers slight humidity. This succulent is named after the holiday season during which it blooms its magenta-colored ...

Plants give me a lot of peace; having them around me allows me to unwind. I have been a horticultural advisor with the Royal Horticultural Society for more than 12 years and during that time, one of ...

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, ...