A Christmas cactus can suffer from certain pests that may cause wilting. "Pests such as mealybugs, fungus gnats, spider mites, or scale feed on sap or damage roots. This reduces water uptake and ...

If your Christmas cactus has drooping leaves, light, water, soil, and environment could be to blame. Here's how to fix drooping leaves and make your plant happy.

Learn the five signs of an overwatered Christmas cactus, how to save it from root rot, and how to water correctly to prevent ...

The Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi) is a much-loved festive plant that puts on a spectacular floral display over the holidays. Unlike desert cacti, it hails from the humid tropical forests ...

A Christmas cactus drops leaves when it's overwatered or underwatered. Keep soil slightly damp with good drainage, and water only when the top inch or two dries. Pests can also cause leaf drop, so ...

There are three main holiday-blooming cacti: the Thanksgiving cactus (Schlumbergera truncata), the Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera × buckleyi), and the Easter cactus (Schlumbergera gaertneri). The ...

Christmas cactuses are easy-going, tropical plants that grow well in most homes and rarely need pruning. But if your plant is overgrown or you want to create new cactus plants from stem cuttings, it ...

Almost every grocery store or big box home store we walk into right now has a rack of what most people call Christmas cactus. But is it really a Christmas cactus or is it a Thanksgiving cactus? There ...