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Here's how to care for a Thanksgiving cactus, a low-maintenance tropical plant with colorful flowers that blooms just in time ...

Add weeks of colorful flowers and decades of enjoyment to your indoor plant collection with holiday cacti. Dress one up with ...

Also known as Hippeastrum, amaryllis is known for its tall stems and large trumpet blooms, perfect for table arrangements.

Add weeks of colorful flowers and decades of enjoyment to your indoor plant collection with holiday cacti. Dress one up with ...

After bringing indoors keep them away from drafty areas or heater ... Read and follow all label directions on the rooting hormone bottle. Your holiday cactus starter plants make wonderful gifts ...

Some plants are easier to propagate than others, and the Rhipsalis baccifera, otherwise known as the Mistletoe cactus, is one ...

Have you see holiday cactus for sale in stores this season? This is the time of year when they become readily available. One ...

Cacti appreciate a little extra nourishment during their active growing season in spring and summer. Apply a balanced fertilizer at half strength every four weeks from April to September to support ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...