Fertilizing Christmas cactus plants is key to getting the best blooms. Christmas cactuses bloom in winter, when the days grow cool and short. While low light levels trigger flowering, fertilizing ...

Here are 4 reasons why your Christmas cactus may not bloom. Although they are low-maintenance plants for an indoor garden, ...

With only a day’s notice, the public is invited to witness the rare Queen of the Night cactus bloom by moonlight.

To get the buds to bloom, you need another 12 weeks of this same light and dark treatment with the temperatures as stated. Once the cactus has bloomed, move the plant into a bright window with no ...

The gardens will host a one-night-only viewing party so they public can watch the cactus' flowers open, which only happens ...

During flowering, you can resume feeding the plants on a monthly basis with a nitrogen-rich fertilizer. Pruning isn’t required of a Christmas cactus, but it can be a good way to keep your plant ...

The cactus only blooms at night and only once a year, which draws people to Selby Gardens for the special event.

To encourage flowering, ensure the plant remains in long nights for about six weeks. There is also an Easter cactus (Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri) which has rounded stem segments with scalloped edges.

Did your Christmas cactus bloom before Thanksgiving this year? If so, you likely are the proud plant parent of a Thanksgiving cactus, not a Christmas cactus. A Thanksgiving cactus normally blooms ...

Question: I have a Christmas cactus that normally starts blooming about now but I don’t even see buds. What could be wrong? Answer: Most local plants exhibited little buds at the end of their ...