After your Christmas cactus has rooted, it’s time to help it adjust and thrive in its new home. Place the plant in bright, indirect light and avoid direct light as it establishes. If you’re moving or ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Question: I brought my Christmas cactus indoors from its summer in the shade outdoors. I set it on a table and it fell off. Several of the branches broke off. Can I plant them to grow new plants? If ...

This week, gardening columnist Don Kinzler fields questions about a Christmas cactus that only bloomed on one side, how to repair a snow-damaged cotoneaster, and more. Reader Sandy F. asks gardening ...

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 ...