The Christmas cactus, also known as the Holiday cactus, or more accurately, Schlumbergera, is a trailing tropical cactus that puts on a fabulous annual display of flowers. These blooms usually appear ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Q: I have had a Christmas cactus for several years and it never blooms at Christmas time. It usually blooms in January, and then ...

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 ...

The holidays will be here before you know it, and that means time together with family and friends, beautiful decorations, delicious food, and (hopefully) a Christmas cactus in full bloom. Encouraging ...

One of the most beautiful ways to decorate for the holidays is with fresh greenery, from pine boughs to poinsettias. One festive favorite is the Christmas cactus, a plant known for gorgeous flowers in ...

Rain events of the past week, while not drought busting, were severely needed and hopefully will continue as we desperately need our normal winter weather patterns to return. Moderate daytime ...

January is the most critical month for your Christmas cactus, even though it's easy to ignore once the blooms fade. What you do right now in these few weeks after flowering determines whether your ...

Do we know why Christmas cactuses are blooming like crazy right now? Several friends and my sister are experiencing this. — K.F., Chicago I was stumped by this question, so I reached out to one of the ...

Soon I’ll trek into the Mojave Desert, once again chasing cactus colors: strawberry hedgehog cactus on spiky gray columns, pale yellow pencil cholla flowers at sunset. I’ll return in May to see ...

It could be shaping up as a banner year for cactus blooms. "The cacti have had a great winter. They are fully hydrated and can presumably support an abundance of flowers and fruit this spring," said ...

You know summer is here when two things happen: The tourists leave and the night-blooming cactus flower arrives. The flowers are a special treat for locals who stick out the summer heat. The cactus, ...