Rooting your Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi) cuttings can be a rewarding way to propagate this holiday plant. The process allows you to have more of these beautiful, blooming cacti to ...

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 during the wintertime, this hardy succulent ...

The Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi) is a species of cactus that's been named for its vibrant flowers, which bloom during the winter holidays. Whether you're sharing cuttings with friends ...

It's pretty easy to propagate a Christmas cactus -- all you really need are a few cuttings, some soil, and light. But, for ...

The Thanksgiving cactus (Schlumbergera truncata) is a colorful houseplant that perks up your indoor space when it flowers over the colder months. Easy to care for and beautiful to look at, it is a ...

Take the cutting the same way as you would to propagate in soil, but this time you do not need to wait for the stem to dry ...

The pencil cactus, otherwise known as a 'milk bush' or euphorbia tirucalli, is a variety of cacti known for its signature, vertical pencil-like branches that grow in a candelabra pattern. Native to ...

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 ...

Holiday cacti can provide many years of enjoyment if you take good care of them. Once they finish flowering, the cacti move ...

My wife once said of my mother: “That woman can stick a pencil in the ground and it will grow.” So when Mom gave us a succulent cutting potted in an old yogurt cup with a promise that it would produce ...

Lots of New Mexicans are hitting the trails and enjoying nature. Many cacti along the trails are blooming, but if people who are thinking about taking a plant home should think twice.It's a serious ...