A Christmas cactus likes a snug pot, but repotting ensures the plant stays healthy. New soil replenishes depleted nutrients ...

Houseplants might not be top of your agenda this time of year, but there's more to festive foliage than holly, mistletoe, and poinsettias. The Christmas cactus is one of the best ways to introduce a ...

Q: The Christmas cactus I inherited from my mom is 3 feet across. It’s quite uneven, short on the back side due to its previous growing conditions up against a window. The clay pot holds cement-like ...

Repotting a Christmas cactus is a task that is frequently overlooked because this forgiving, flowering succulent can live for years in less-than-ideal growing conditions. But there comes a time when ...

One of the most beloved this time of year is the Christmas cactus—named for its vibrant flowers that appear right around the holiday season. This easygoing succulent, native to the coastal mountains ...

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Euphorbia ingens, often called the candelabra cactus, gets its name ‘ingens’, meaning giant, referring to the eventual size the plant can grow to, not as you might have expected from the sharp spikes ...

Christmas cacti (schlumbergera) are the perfect festive plant. They will continue to look great into January but may need some special care as the year draws on. Michael Perry, also known as Mr Plant ...

Whether you’ve bought a whole new raft of houseplants to green up your indoor space over the past year, or have well-established favourites, there’s going to come a time when you’ll need to repot them ...

Question: I have had a number of very large indoor grown Christmas cacti that would have been next to impossible to repot without breaking various pieces off. For years they bloomed profusely but ...

Euphorbia ingens, often called the candelabra cactus, gets its name ‘ingens’, meaning giant, referring to the eventual size the plant can grow to, not as you might have expected from the sharp spikes ...