Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images The Christmas cactus is a beautiful low-maintenance houseplant that blooms year after year just in time for the ...

Christmas cactus plants can be propagated using both water and soil methods, each with its own benefits. Propagation is best done when the plants are actively growing new leaves in late spring, ...

Because one Christmas cactus is never enough! The Christmas cactus is a popular holiday plant offering colorful cheer for the holiday season—with brilliant red, pink, white, or purple flowers in bloom ...

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Mon, December 8, 2025 at 5:44 PM UTC Several plants are referred to as Christmas or holiday cacti, but they are all succulents with leaf-like pads and bright, tubular flowers that bloom around the ...

Question: I’ve been growing many types of houseplants for years. However, I’m interested in expanding my collection and trying cactus. I’ve seen some interesting cacti at my local hardware store. Do ...

I wrote an article on July 23, 2009, for this column on preparing a landscape garden and planting cacti plants. I have been intrigued with cactus and how they can survive the most inhospitable growing ...

Editor's note: This story was initially published on Dec. 20, 2020. Updated in December 2025. Under the right conditions, Christmas cacti are the holiday plants that keep blooming, and not just for ...

Gardeners, many of you hosted neighbors, friends and family (as did we) during the Thanksgiving holiday. Some family members drove considerable distances and others traveled greater distances, ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Holiday cacti are wonderful and long-lived plants that can last generations. In fact, mine belonged to my grandmother at one point and I absolutely cherish it. They are ...

May is the quiet turning point that shapes stronger growth, healthier structure, and better blooms when winter returns ...

The Christmas cactus is a beautiful low-maintenance houseplant that blooms year after year just in time for the holidays. These long-lived plants can survive for decades and are often passed from one ...