After your holiday cactus stops flowering for the year, typically in late winter for Thanksgiving and Christmas cacti and early spring for Easter cacti, reduce the amount of watering. Allow the top ...

As a houseplant expert, I'm often asked how to water a cactus. After all, it's one of those plants that looks happy, until suddenly it's shrivelled, has yellowing fluffy patches, has become lopsided ...

A Thanksgiving cactus needs darkness, cool nights, and limited watering for six weeks before the holiday to bloom on time. Because it’s a rainforest plant, steady moisture, good drainage, and partial ...

There's some confusion around how often to water a Christmas cactus because of its name. Though it sounds like it might be a desert-dweller, it's actually native to humid tropical forests in Brazil ...

The Christmas cactus prefers a little humidity — unlike other cacti and succulents —as well as bright, indirect sunlight.

The hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus engelmannii) is a lovely small native cactus that has spectacular blooms. It comes in a number of varieties in the wild. The flowers are usually hot pink, 2-3 inches ...

Cactus plants are perfect for balcony gardens because they need very little care, thrive in bright light, and look beautiful ...