With the right care, a Christmas cactus can continue to bloom year after year, although it may take a little work to get it ...

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If you’re lucky enough to have a Christmas cactus, you know how cheerful its red, pink, or purple blooms can be during the ...

The Christmas cactus, also known as the Holiday cactus, or more accurately, Schlumbergera, is a trailing tropical cactus that puts on a fabulous annual display of flowers. These blooms usually appear ...

Photo Credit: Getty Images. Glenn Koenig / Contributor. Even though the Christmas spirit has melted away, everyone loves a good Christmas Cacti blooming in his or her living room. The red and pink ...

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

A Christmas cactus can be identified by its cascading stems made up of flat green foliage with rounded edges. They bloom with pink, white, red or purple flowers that create a festive winter display.

Thanksgiving and Christmas cacti look alike but differ in leaf shape and bloom time—Thanksgiving cacti have pointed, serrated leaves and bloom in late fall, while Christmas cacti have rounded edges ...

What better way to welcome the holiday season than with a cactus? There are a few different types of holiday cacti, two of the most popular being Christmas and Thanksgiving. Both cacti flower during ...

A blooming saguaro is seen in this November 2022 photo. Saguaros typically bloom in the spring, and biologists are unsure why they are blooming in the fall. National Park Service / D. Swann Saguaros ...

The National Park Service reports centuries-old giant cacti known as saguaros are suddenly blooming out of season in Arizona. It’s unclear why. National Park Service photo That mysterious metal ...

Walnut Creek’s Ruth Bancroft is a national authority on drought-resistant gardening. Twice a month, she and her staff share their knowledge with Times readers. Q: When I was walking by the garden plot ...