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 ...

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 ...

At a time when flowering plants are few and far between, the Christmas cactus comes into its own. This colourful cactus, also known as schlumbergera, flowers in shades of metallic pink, red, orange ...

The Thanksgiving cactus (Schlumbergera truncata) is a colorful houseplant that perks up your indoor space when it flowers over the colder months. Easy to care for and beautiful to look at, it is a ...

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The Thanksgiving cactus (Schlumbergera truncata) is a beautiful succulent that boasts spiky green "leaves" and showy orange, pink, purple, red, or white flowers that make their appearance around ...

Latin name: Schlumbergera bridgesii. Planting months: Year-round in containers; protect from frost and freeze. Light requirements: Filtered light, shade; avoid direct sunlight. Soil requirements: Well ...