Caring for Christmas cactus during the summer can lead it to bloom like this around Thanksgiving. (Contributed Photo) ...

Can you please tell me when is the best time to repot these plants and what type of soil they prefer? A: Christmas cactus likes to be repotted every three to four years.

With its dark green toothy leaves and bright pendulous blooms, the Christmas Cactus is a favorite Yuletide plant. Here are tips to make yours last.

These plants require cool temperatures to induce blooms. The Christmas cactus bloom cycle is very similar to a poinsettia requiring periods of darkness to induce bloom.

With the holiday season fast approaching, your Christmas cactus could be beginning to bloom, or maybe yours is an early bird and already bloomed in September! Either way, these white, red, pink, or ...

The segments are serrated and quite flat, creating a dramatic crown of silvery-green branches tipped with red, pink, purple, or white flowers.

Christmas cactus Christmas cactus comes in a variety of flowering hues including white, pink, yellow, orange, red or purple. The genus Schlumbergera includes the house plants commonly called Christmas ...

Additionally, Thanksgiving cactus tends to hold its flowers more horizontally, while those of Christmas cactus tend to be pendulous.

One simple trick can make your Christmas cactus go from a few blossoms here and there, to being covered with flowers every single year.

The Christmas cactus houseplant is a gorgeous houseplant which blooms during the festive period, but in order to keep them blooming for longer, Britons should avoid these common mistakes.

Schlumbergera truncata, Thanksgiving cactus The "real" Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera buckleyi) is similar but usually blooms in December or later. The color is hot pink (only) with flowers hanging ...