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 ...

Simple care tips to help your Christmas cactus recover from flowering and prepare for a lush spring growth ...

After blooming, a Christmas cactus needs bright, indirect light and moderate watering. Only fertilize a Christmas cactus in spring and summer when it is actively growing. Move the plant outdoors in ...

Moving your Christmas cactus outdoors during summer provides brighter light, consistent warmth, and higher humidity that can boost flower bud development. Transition your Christmas cactus gradually to ...

A Christmas cactus is known for its bright, festive blooms that pop up around the holidays—but what if yours doesn’t flower in time, or at all? It’s a surprisingly common issue, and the solution has ...

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 ...

A:Yes. Get them out of the way. In the future, I would recommend keeping the seeds trimmed off. Production of fruit robs the stalks of nutrients and water in a way that lessens stored foods in the ...

Since we’ve been on kind of a Christmas horticultural theme lately, what about Christmas cacti? While a Christmas cactus is a popular holiday gift, there are actually a variety of holiday cacti to ...

I like to write articles about plants that happen to be blooming when it’s my turn to write. This time I decided to write about a type of plant that seems to bloom whenever it feels like it. I’m ...