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

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

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

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 ...

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 in order to keep them the size you prefer.

However, with a few simple gardening tips, it's easy to maintain a flourishing Christmas cactus. Dr Marisa Y Thompson, an extension horticulture specialist, has shared some key advice for ...

But if you want a houseplant that lives for decades, consider adding a Christmas cactus to your houseplant collection. This pretty low-maintenance plant blooms for weeks and weeks and is a great ...

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 ...

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 ...

Q: Why do some of my Christmas cactuses develop a woody stem that eventually rots and falls off? We don’t overwater them. A couple of them will develop the woody stems. I usually break them off, save ...

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 ...