oliday cactus is often received as a gift over the Christmas holidays. Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter cactus are often grouped into the term “holiday cactus” category because of the confusion of ...

My fondness for Christmas Cactus plants comes from the numerous beautiful blooms that magically appear from green tips just as color has pretty much disappeared from my outdoor gardens. These eye ...

Soon I’ll trek into the Mojave Desert, once again chasing cactus colors: strawberry hedgehog cactus on spiky gray columns, pale yellow pencil cholla flowers at sunset. I’ll return in May to see ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." The Christmas cactus is everywhere during the holiday season, with good reason. It's a blooming ...

Christmas has come and gone and the stores are still filled with plants to decorate the home. Christmas cactus are in full bloom ready to take home to spread winter cheer. Actually there are several ...

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 ...

IF YOU WANT to look like a green thumb when it comes to growing colorful blooming houseplants, try a Thanksgiving or Christmas cactus (Zygocactus truncatus). Unlike desert cactus, these succulents ...

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 ...

Q: I’ve just purchased a pretty flowering houseplant at the supermarket that they called a zygocactus. There were no growing instructions with the plant. Should I treat it like my other cactus plants?

Once gardens become dormant, Coloradans could long for flowers to brighten their homes during the holiday season. Holiday cactus (Schlumbergera sp.) is a great choice. These natives of Brazil grow in ...