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

As the holiday season comes upon us you may want to decorate your home with some lovely colorful flowering plants. Besides poinsettias, there are holiday cacti that have flowers that may be white, ...

Are you a garden and cat lover? The combo can be somewhat terrifying when you aren’t sure what plants you can and can’t have ...

The Christmas cactus houseplant is a gorgeous houseplant which blooms during the festive period, but in order to keep them ...

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

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

Sudden changes in temperature, or in light and soil moisture levels, can also instigate or compound the shedding of some ...

Thanksgiving and Christmas cacti prefer slightly acidic, well-draining soil because it helps plants absorb and retain vital ...

Q. Every autumn my “crab claw” (Thanksgiving) cactus plants develop a load of flower buds. As the first ones are opening, I move the plants from their regular location at a bathroom window to ...

A native bee pollinates a cactus flower. Native bees are more successful than European honey bees at pollinating desert cacti. In return, the plants provide the specific type of pollen the bees ...

The longer they live and the bigger they get, the more spectacular the display of flowers. A Christmas cactus is a holiday ...

Tips on how to care for a Christmas cactus and keep it alive, including how often to water, whether it likes sun or shade and how long it lives.