This undated photo shows a blooming holiday cactus in New Paltz, N.Y. Growing conditions are easy to provide to get a holiday cactus to bloom in winter. (Lee Reich via AP) Years ago, I had one of ...

Holiday cacti can provide many years of enjoyment if you take good care of them. Once they finish flowering, the cacti move into a phase of vegetative growth. They need regular watering and ...

Easter cacti require 8-12 weeks of short days, which is why they bloom in the spring, as opposed to Thanksgiving and Christmas cacti, which require about six weeks of short days. The Thanksgiving ...

The Christmas cactus is a popular holiday houseplant, on par with poinsettias and sprigs of holly. Find out the history of these fascinating plant.

There are three types of holiday cacti that you can grow indoors with colourful results. In their native habitat, they grow in shady areas with high humidity in the coastal mountains and sub-tropical ...

Cactus plants are infamous for being easy to look after. They are the go-to plants to grow for beginner gardeners who don't have their green thumbs yet, but that doesn't mean that they are ...

Years ago, I had one of those spineless cacti that once a year splash colorful flowers out the ends of their flat, arching stems. Such plants are usually named for when they are supposed to bloom: ...