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Both the Thanksgiving and Christmas cactus are species of Schlumbergera, a leaf cactus. The leaves are segments of the plant stem called pads. These plants are very different from what gardeners think ...

We all know cacti store water—but to survive, they migrate their flowers, and so much more. Scientists want to copy the resilient plants' methods to help engineer our future.

Effortlessly propagate your Thanksgiving cactus with simple stem cuttings or root division, to create healthy new plants that ...

Few plant families are as iconic as the resilient, spiky cactus, thriving in the driest deserts and as well as decorating our ...

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

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

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

“The mechanical method is only effective on isolated plants or small infestations. But for cactus, any plant parts dropped during clearing will root and establish new plants,” he sai ...