Caring for a Christmas cactus is one of the most important things you can do if you want to ensure your plant stays healthy over the festive period. The leaves of your cactus turning red is an ...

Caring for flowering cactus plants. ... and are available in a wide variety of colors including red, rose, purple, lavender, peach, ... My oak leaves and stems are covered with bumps.

If possible, give your Christmas cactus 10 hours of light per day and 14 hours of total darkness to promote flower growth. It should take a few weeks for this to generate those young buds. Once ...

Have a red hot autumn: Red hot pokers now come in cream, yellow and green too – and they’ll keep flowering until winter arrive By CONSTANCE CRAIG SMITH Published: 03:05 EDT, 10 September 2012 ...

They are typically grown as evergreen shrubs but are also popular as ornamental trees with dense, dark green leaves and showy purple flowers that bloom in the spring. USDA Growing Zones: 7b to 10b ...

Also discovered in the 1800s was the Christmas cactus. The ancestors of today’s Christmas cactus were discovered in Brazil in 1819. Their botanical name is Schlumbergera, named after Frédéric ...

These succulent plants are attractive, even when they aren’t in bloom, and they’re gorgeous when they are flowering. The common colors of the Christmas cactus blooms are red, white, pink and a ...

This spectacular flowering plant is also known as torch lily for erupting in red, orange, or yellow blossoms that are particularly attractive to insects and hummingbirds. 15. Pencil cactus ...

‘Difficult to spot’ Christmas cactus problem that could cause ‘yellow-veined leaves’ Christmas cacti are popular winter-flowering houseplants that make a great addition to any indoor ...

The Ruby Leaf Alternanthera is usually grown in gardens as an ornamental plant, where its red leaves add colour to a largely green landscape. PHOTO: TEA ANN LEE I received this plant as a gift and ...