Lilies are a common Easter plant, adorning homes and churches across the Southeast during the spring. But there’s another lesser-known holiday beauty that also blooms around the time of Easter. Known ...

Want to add a pop of springtime color to your home? The Easter cactus is the perfect pick, bursting with gorgeous pink, red, or orange blooms just in time for spring. Unlike its prickly, heat-loving, ...

Key Points None of the three holiday cacti should be fertilized in January, even if it’s still blooming.Only start the ...

Holiday cacti—the epiphytic plants also known as Christmas cactus, Thanksgiving cactus, or Easter cactus—are known for their ...

Gardeners, we've finally received much-needed rainfall over the past several days. While some areas of Southeast Texas received generous amounts, more is needed to alleviate the deficit. We continue ...

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, ...

Q: I was given an Easter cactus last year. What should I do to keep it growing? Is this plant considered an epiphyllum? – N.S., Alta Loma A: Easter cactus, Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri, the Christmas ...

Q:I have heard that the Christmas cactus and Easter cactus are the same plant, but the plant is put in a cooler and taken out later to flower at Easter rather than Christmas. Is that true? A:The ...

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 ...

Recently I joined an online gardening chat group. I have to admit, some of the questions can be hilarious — like “how do I care for the tomato plant I dug up and brought indoors.” I am reminded of a ...