There’s a lot to love about the San Diego Cactus & Succulent Society’s 2026 Winter Show and Sale, coming up on Feb. 14 at the ...

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, ...

Set in Southern California, my HO scale layout includes a Southern Pacific train order office surrounded by a desert scene. Although this arid landscape has sparse vegetation, my scene needed two ...

Learn how to propagate a Christmas cactus in soil or water with these simple step-by-step instructions. Christmas cactus plants can be propagated using both water and soil methods, each with its own ...

This lovely cactus makes a festive touch, no matter what its name. Christmas cactus have smooth stem segments. Thanksgiving cactus, pictured in this festive photo, have a hook-like appendage on each ...

Thriving for decades, the long-lived Christmas cactus remains a favorite of both novice growers and seasoned houseplant lovers. The plants' beauty, profuse blooms, and even the claim that they can ...

As the holiday season comes upon us you may want to decorate your home with some lovely colorful flowering plants. Besides poinsettias, there are holiday cacti that have flowers that may be white, ...

Christmas cactuses are easy-going, tropical plants that grow well in most homes and rarely need pruning. But if your plant is overgrown or you want to create new cactus plants from stem cuttings, it ...

Christmas cactus is one of those holiday plants that people are able to grow year after year. Part of the fun of growing them is to get them to flower again during future Christmas seasons. However, ...

Twelve years ago, Marissa Engoy, owner of the plant business Good Morning, Cactus, suffered a miscarriage. For days, she struggled to get out of bed. That’s when a friend brought her some succulents ...