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

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, ...

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 ...

There are three main holiday-blooming cacti: the Thanksgiving cactus (Schlumbergera truncata), the Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera × buckleyi), and the Easter cactus (Schlumbergera gaertneri). The ...

Christmas cactuses bloom in winter, when the days grow cool and short. While low light levels trigger flowering, fertilizing ...

While trees, shrubs and other perennials have been shutting down as the days grow shorter, these same conditions trigger “short day” plants to bloom. ‘Tis the season for bright poinsettias and ...

A quick show of hands, how many of us have a “Christmas” cactus withering away in our homes? With fascinating information, and some tender love and care, one of our La Plata County master gardeners, ...

Holiday cacti is often received as a gift over the Christmas holidays. Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter cactus are often grouped into the term “holiday cactus” category because of the confusion of ...

Learn how to care for your Christmas cactus with these simple steps to ensure beautiful blooms and an overall healthy plant!

Do you love houseplants that are easy to take care of? If so, you might have a succulent in your house that’s called either a Thanksgiving or Christmas cactus. These two types of cacti are beautiful ...