Your Christmas cactus needs crucial care in January, here's what you can do right now to make sure it blooms beautifully.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Q: I have had a Christmas cactus for several years and it never blooms at Christmas time. It usually blooms in January, and then ...

Key Points None of the three holiday cacti should be fertilized in January, even if it’s still blooming.Only start the ...

Thanksgiving cactus has upright stems and serrated leaves, while Christmas cactus has drooping stems and rounded leaves. Both cacti require bright, diffused sunlight and need different watering ...

Christmas cacti require 12 hours of darkness for about eight weeks to form flower buds for holiday blooming. Ideal temperature conditions for flowering are 65°F to 70°F during the day and 55°F to 65°F ...

The holidays will be here before you know it, and that means time together with family and friends, beautiful decorations, delicious food, and (hopefully) a Christmas cactus in full bloom. Encouraging ...

If you have a Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera bridgesi), you've probably spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to get it to blossom at the right time. After all, Christmas cacti are known for ...

Holiday cacti is often received as a gift over the Christmas holidays. Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter cactus are often ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many of us bring a Christmas cactus into our homes during the winter holidays. But when the festivities are over and the flowers ...

Soon I’ll trek into the Mojave Desert, once again chasing cactus colors: strawberry hedgehog cactus on spiky gray columns, pale yellow pencil cholla flowers at sunset. I’ll return in May to see ...

Q: I have had a Christmas cactus for several years and it never blooms at Christmas time. It usually blooms in January, and then it only has a couple of blooms. I see Christmas cacti in stores that ...

Many of us bring a Christmas cactus into our homes during the winter holidays. But when the festivities are over and the flowers fade, we're left wondering if we can bring back those beautiful blooms ...