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 ...

Discover why you shouldn't fertilize a holiday cactus in January and when to do it instead. Getting the timing wrong can ...

Set in Southern California, my HO scale layout includes a Southern Pacific train order office surrounded by a desert scene. Although this arid landscape has sparse vegetation, my scene needed two ...

Next to poinsettias, the Christmas cactus can be a popular houseplant for the holidays. In general, they are easy to grow and can live for a long time with the proper care. Native to the tropics, they ...

"He was a bold man who first ate an oyster," Jonathon Swift observed. But surely the man -- or woman -- who first ate a cactus was just as daring, or, perhaps, merely desperate. That was the case with ...

Your plant needs a post-holiday rest too.