Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Christmas cactus plants can be propagated using both water and soil methods, each with its own benefits. Propagation is best done ...

Simple July care tips to help your Christmas cactus thrive now and deliver a spectacular festive bloom later in the year ...

Did your Christmas cactus bloom before Thanksgiving this year? If so, you likely are the proud plant parent of a Thanksgiving cactus, not a Christmas cactus. A Thanksgiving cactus normally blooms ...

That pot of star-shaped flowers you picked up at the garden store might not actually be the Christmas cactus you thought it was. Holiday cacti are well-known for their longevity, but they can be a bit ...

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, it ...

Linda Kokelaar, who gardens in Westchester, sent me a photo of a cactus I had never seen before. The plant itself is an ...

Resembling the succulent green stems of samphire, the mistletoe cactus, Rhipsalis baccifera, are a useful trailing houseplant that can be grown from hanging pots or allowed to flow from a pot on a ...

These cactus will send up lots of new stems for a much more dense finished product. Best of all, nobody will dare hop this fence line. Most larger cactus species that grow well in the low desert can ...

The first flush of nopalitos, or prickly pear cactus stems, are multiplying at a succulent near you. A popular vegetable while in season -- usually from early spring into fall -- it's a staple for ...