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 ...
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How to care for a Christmas cactus

Learn how to care for your Christmas cactus with these simple steps to ensure beautiful blooms and an overall healthy plant!
Key Points Let Christmas cactus rest for four to six weeks after blooming with less water and no fertilizer.Prune lightly ...
Thanksgiving or Christmas cactus or Easter cactus? Which is which? There are subtle differences in the margins of the leaves. One feature that stands out with Easter cactus is their flowers represent ...
Nothing extends a holiday welcome like a cheery Christmas Cactus. With its dark green toothy leaves and bright pendulous blooms, the Christmas Cactus is a favorite Yuletide plant. The original plant, ...
Over the past few years several people, including one person at a recent prayer meeting, have asked me about the possibility of getting Christmas cactus or Schlumbergia truncata to re-bloom, which is ...
Water regularly in warmer months, weekly in fall, and just monthly in winter once blooms fade. Keep it in bright, indirect light with temps around 70–80°F and boost humidity with misting. Use ...