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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 ...

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

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 ...

Plenty of gardeners place their houseplants outdoors for the summer and enjoy them indoors the rest of the year. So why not ...

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

move potted cacti indoors as soon as temperatures drop to about 45 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Stop watering cacti 3 to 4 weeks before the move so the plants are dry, and check them carefully for ...

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 ...