Thanks to its colorful flowers that bloom in winter, the Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi) has become a cheery addition to many homes during the holiday season. Though cacti are often ...

There are several steps to growing a healthy Christmas cactus. While caring for your cactus when it's not in bloom (during warm and sunny months), you can water it every two to three days.

How to care for a Christmas cactus. In caring for the Schlumbergera, you will want to keep it indoors in a pot with well-draining soil.Since it is a tropical plant, it cannot tolerate cold ...

Colourful, unique, and easy to care for, the Christmas cactus has become a firm favourite in recent years as an alternative to the traditional and much-loved poinsettia. Despite its name and the fact ...

The Christmas cactus could very well be the second most popular houseplant of the holiday season, taking a backseat only to the poinsettia. These succulents have been kept as winter houseplants ...

A stock image of a Christmas cactus Getty Images. He said: "It's really simple and easy to propagate the Christmas cactus. Take a stem from the plant - take one that's three nodes in length.

How to care for a Christmas cactus in spring and summer . Leave the plant to rest until the end of March when repotting then becomes essential. This marks the start of the new growing season, ...

In the spring and summer, your Christmas cactus would prefer about 70-80 degrees. But in the winter, a darker and cooler location is best — somewhere that gets at least 13 hours of darkness and ...

Q: My Christmas cactus is about five years old. It had lots of flowers when I got it but few since. The latest problem is stems breaking off. I've never fed it as I think it needs special fertilizer.