The Christmas cactus is a popular holiday plant offering colorful cheer for the holiday season—with brilliant red, pink, white, or purple flowers in bloom during the wintertime, this hardy succulent ...

Because Christmas cacti are so pretty and easy to care for, it’s no surprise that many plant lovers want to make more of them. The good news? Propagating a houseplant like a Christmas cactus is ...

Rooting your Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi) cuttings can be a rewarding way to propagate this holiday plant. The process allows you to have more of these beautiful, blooming cacti to ...

Any cacti having pads, segments or branches can be propagated easily from cuttings taken during the summer. These include prickly pears, chollas, hedgehog and branching columnar cacti such as ...

No, it's not a standard cactus that's been given a festive makeover, decorated with a string of tinsel, and topped with a crowning star. A Christmas cactus is actually a cheery plant that gets its ...

Plant a Christmas cactus in well-drained, lightweight soil. Three parts potting soil mixed with two parts perlite will provide good drainage. Or use a specially formulated cactus potting soil mix.