The flashy flowers have long had their admirers ... Then there’s the common name, “orchid cactus.” The plants have nothing in common with orchids except for gorgeous flowers, but were ...

Trouble is, this is an orchid cactus with a ... where its long, flat, trailing stems could arch gracefully into the filtered light. Snails regard the plants as lollipops, so a hanging basket ...

Question: I received a phalaenopsis orchid for ... have become tough and long lasting in recent years. Moistening the soil when the surface starts to dry and keeping the plants in bright light ...

While most plants flower for weeks, orchid ... cactus on the fourth floor began pushing out a single green bud that hung down from its fleshy stem. She photographed as it extended four inches long.

The orchid cactus grows at a moderate rate. The cactus’s stems reach 18 to 30 inches long when grown indoors. In nature, ...

The stems are long ... of the orchid cactus in the genus Epiphyllum. This plant is a trailing epiphyte that comes from the rain forests of Central and South America. It grows on other plants ...