Your plant needs a post-holiday rest too.

Discover what causes Christmas cactus to turn red and how to fix it before the damage gets worse.

If you want a holiday plant that can last for many years, the Christmas cactus might be the right choice for you. While poinsettias and amaryllis often get all the attention during the holiday season, ...

Christmas cacti are surprisingly easy to kill despite being low-maintenance plants, and overwatering is the most common culprit. Because they have "cactus" in their name, people assume they need very ...

Christmas cactus leaves turn red when the plant is stressed, most often due to an error in care. Too much direct sunlight is the most common cause of discolored ...

One of the things I look forward to most during the festive season is watching my Christmas cactus bloom. Over the last couple of years, I've realized there's one particular element that can make or ...

Christmas cactus is a type of jungle cactus that grows naturally in the Brazilian rainforests. For gardeners, they are cultivated as a houseplant and manipulated to bloom during the holiday season.

QUESTION: I have a white Christmas cactus. It bloomed the first year at Thanksgiving, but hasn’t bloomed since. How do I get it to bloom again? ANSWER: Your cactus needs to go through a six-week ...

A quick show of hands, how many of us have a “Christmas” cactus withering away in our homes? With fascinating information, and some tender love and care, one of our La Plata County master gardeners, ...

Q: Why do some of my Christmas cactuses develop a woody stem that eventually rots and falls off? We don’t overwater them. A couple of them will develop the woody stems. I usually break them off, save ...

Some of the holiday plants I wrote about last week have interesting stories. I wrote about our Christmas cactus; however, it is actually a Thanksgiving cactus. These normally bloom earlier than ...