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Japanese Barberry and other invasive yet popularly-grown shrubs can be a bear to remove. Once you get them out (both the ...

The Christmas cactus might be the most misunderstood houseplant out there. First off, it’s not really a cactus – at least not the desert kind you’re picturing. And getting it to bloom at Christmas?

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The Christmas china has been stored and the Santas have been put away until next year. Unlike poinsettias that tend to disappear with the holiday hoopla, a Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi) ...

The key to caring for Christmas plants year-round is understanding their natural cycles of growth, rest and reblooming, which often involve specific light and temperature changes. Poinsettias are ...

Some of the holiday plants I wrote about last week have interesting stories. I wrote about our Christmas cactus; however, it is actually a Thanksgiving cactus. These normally bloom earlier than ...

The florist just delivered a beautiful Christmas plant for your family to enjoy during the holidays. But, what then? What do you do when the blossoms shrivel up and drop off? Or the foliage looks a ...

With any luck, your Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera spp.) is covered with colorful flowers during the holidays. Once those flowers fade, the plant enters a rest period, followed by a new growth cycle.

I have a habit of buying cool-looking plants before understanding their care. Recently, I picked up a Christmas cactus. I would appreciate some guidance from someone with experience on how to grow it ...

Ah, Christmas gardening – that glorious time of year when we attempt to impose cheer on plants that would frankly prefer we leave them alone until spring. If you’ve ever decorated a cactus, tried to ...