Now that the blooms of Christmas cactus are fading, this is a good time to talk about their care. Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi), Thanksgiving cactus (Schlumbergera truncata), and Easter ...

Holiday cacti, like Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter cacti, are some of the easiest flowering houseplants to grow. These indoor plants have unique stems composed of flattened leaf-like stem segments ...

Christmas cactuses, and the closely related Thanksgiving and Easter cactuses, are not your standard cactus plants. Not only do these cactuses not produce spines, but they’re actually tropical ...

Under the right conditions, Christmas ... and became Thanksgiving cactus. Schlumbergera russelliana, discovered in 1837, blooms between February and April and became the Easter cactus.

Like some orchids, Christmas cacti (and their relatives Thanksgiving cacti and Easter cacti) are epiphytes that grow in the crotches of trees where organic matter builds up. Overall, Christmas ...

Christmas Cactus (Schlumbergera bridgesii) and Thanksgiving Cactus (Schlumbergera truncata) are epiphytes native to the jungles of South America. Epiphytic plants grow on other plants and use them ...

Schlumbergera truncata (S. truncata) is the Thanksgiving cacti. Blooming from November through December, S. truncata is most often sold under the “Holiday Cacti” label and is regularly mistaken for ...

Conversely, Christmas cactus has phylloclades with more crenate (rounded) margins. Additionally, Thanksgiving cactus tends to hold its flowers more horizontally, while those of Christmas cactus ...

Not sure which “cactus” this is but it is beautiful and blooming by just in time for Thanksgiving! Busy weekend. J’s brothers family were here. They hunted and harvested a few young doe for meat. We ...