Keep the plant in a location where it receives a few hours of bright yet indirect light a day. Too much sunlight and the ...

Joyful and full of life, the ever-so-cheerful Christmas cactus — Schlumbergera — is a houseplant many adore. Its bright ...

Fertilizing Christmas cactus plants is key to getting the best blooms. Christmas cactuses bloom in winter, when the days grow ...

Pot your Christmas cactus in well-drained, slightly acidic soil. Apply fertilizer during the spring and summer months. Prune ...

You can prune your Christmas cactus plants anytime from the time they finish blooming up until about May. Prune the plants as ...

If you’d like to propagate your Christmas cactus, take longer stem cuttings that are three to five stem segments long.

Nothing extends a holiday welcome like a cheery Christmas Cactus. With its dark green toothy leaves and bright pendulous blooms, the Christmas Cactus is a favorite Yuletide plant. The original ...

Another option is to put the cactus in a dark closet on the same light schedule. In six to eight weeks, it’s time to take the Christmas cactus out of training. Gardeners who followed this ...

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.

Please let me know what you think. — Ned You can prune your Christmas cactus plants anytime from the time they finish blooming up until about May. Prune the plants as much as you need to keep ...

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 ...