Q: I have had a Christmas cactus for several years and it never blooms at Christmas time. It usually blooms in January, and then it only has a couple of blooms. I see Christmas cacti in stores that ...

A Christmas cactus is a tropical plant that blooms in late fall or early winter. Unlike desert cacti, it prefers indirect ...

Learn simple year-round Christmas cactus care tips for watering, light, and temperature to ensure healthy blooms every ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. My Christmas cactus is not blooming. It was in beautiful bloom when I ...

Christmas cacti require 12 hours of darkness for about eight weeks to form flower buds for holiday blooming. Ideal temperature conditions for flowering are 65°F to 70°F during the day and 55°F to 65°F ...

A Thanksgiving cactus needs darkness, cool nights, and limited watering for six weeks before the holiday to bloom on time. Because it’s a rainforest plant, steady moisture, good drainage, and partial ...

The Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi) is a much-loved festive plant that puts on a spectacular floral display over the holidays. Unlike desert cacti, it hails from the humid tropical forests ...

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 ...

Cacti are bursting into bloom around the Tucson valley. The milky white flowers of saguaros, yellow blooms of prickly pears and other kinds of cactus are arriving just in time to fill a void left by ...

Almost every grocery store or big box home store we walk into right now has a rack of what most people call Christmas cactus. But is it really a Christmas cactus or is it a Thanksgiving cactus? There ...