No, it's not a standard cactus that's been given a festive makeover, decorated with a string of tinsel, and topped with a crowning star. A Christmas cactus is actually a cheery plant that gets its ...

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 ...

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

Get ready to multiply this winter-flowering houseplant. Arguably one of the best parts of owning a houseplant is the opportunity to turn one plant into many, and rooted cuttings of a favorite plant ...

The schlumbergera, also known as a Christmas, Thanksgiving or Easter cactus, are hugely popular during winter. The flowers that bloom are incredibly festive, and can brighten up any room. According to ...

If you can properly propagate a Christmas cactus, it will become a gift that keeps on giving. To avoid potential pitfalls, ...

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 ...

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 ...

: I have two Indian fig cacti that grow exceptionally well. My question is about how these cacti reproduce. Mine form little stubs on the leaves and flower quite heavily in the spring. The petals drop ...

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 ...

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