After your holiday cactus stops flowering for the year, typically in late winter for Thanksgiving and Christmas cacti and early spring for Easter cacti, reduce the amount of watering. Allow the top ...

The Christmas cactus prefers a little humidity — unlike other cacti and succulents —as well as bright, indirect sunlight.

There's some confusion around how often to water a Christmas cactus because of its name. Though it sounds like it might be a desert-dweller, it's actually native to humid tropical forests in Brazil ...

Southerners may have their lush, shiny-green-leafed holly trees, bedecked with cardinal-red berries, and easterners their twiggy, red-fruited winterberry bushes, but we here in the Southwest have our ...

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 ...

Christmas cacti are not only popular holiday gift plants, but they are also the subject of frequent debate among gardeners. There appears to be much confusion about these unique tropical cacti ...

Learn how to tell the difference between these festive holiday plants.Reviewed by David McKinneyKey TakeawaysThanksgiving ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you're looking to deck out your home with festive greenery for the holidays, you can never go wrong ...

What are your favorite holiday songs? They’re probably not “Oh, Christmas Cactus” or “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Cactus.” But this blooming succulent pops up everywhere during winter. And some ...

For some families in colder parts of the country, picking out the perfect evergreen tree to decorate is an obvious Christmas tradition. Families in the Valley have to be a bit more creative. Firs and ...

Horticulturist Eric Clark's mother inherited her grandmother's Christmas cactus; it must be around 80 years old now. Phil Seader reports that Christmas cactus plants at Green Things Nursery where he ...

Unlike other succulents and cacti, the Christmas cactus is native to Brazil and prefers slight humidity. This succulent is named after the holiday season during which it blooms its magenta-colored ...