Find out how to get your Christmas cactus to bloom in time to enhance your holiday decor. Johner Images / Getty Images Despite its name, a Christmas cactus is just as likely to bloom in late January ...

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 ...

Learn the simple rules for giving Christmas cacti the right balance of light and dark, to ensure you get those spectacular ...

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 ...

Nothing brings indoor cheer to my household more than a Christmas cactus in bloom. Christmas cactus and related species are unique in that they belong to the Cactus Plant Family, do not form spines ...

Question. I see lots of Christmas cactus in bloom at stores. Why isn’t mine even showing a bud? Answer. Store displays of Christmas and holiday cacti have been given short days during early fall to ...

Selby Gardens’ Selenicereus, or night-blooming cactus, will flower tonight, Thursday, June 6, for one night only. Head to the gardens to catch the bloom from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Hobart K. Swan ...

Re: the July 25 article "Queen of the Night." "No one knows exactly how the plants decide when to bloom," was stated in the article about cereus cactus flowers at Tohono Chul. Probably not true. Even ...

Despite its name, a Christmas cactus is just as likely to bloom in late January as it is to be in full flower when you're hanging your stockings by the chimney with care. How to get your Christmas ...

Find out how to get your Christmas cactus to bloom in time to enhance your holiday decor. Christmas cacti require 12 hours of darkness for about eight weeks to form flower buds for holiday blooming.