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Pot your Christmas cactus in well-drained, slightly acidic soil. Apply fertilizer during the spring and summer months. Prune the plant immediately following its growing season to prep for the next ...
Best Fertilizer for Christmas Cactus. Christmas cactuses, and the closely related Thanksgiving and Easter cactuses, are not your standard cactus plants. Not only do these cactuses not produce ...
The Christmas cactus is a long-lasting holiday plant with colorful flowers. Despite its name, it actually thrives best in cool temperatures. A Stroll Through the Garden: Christmas cactus care and ...
The joints, unlike those of some chollas, are hard to detach. The stems are highly tubercular (lumpy) [ 10 ] with a pattern of long oval lumps. A typical height is about 1 m (3 ft), but exceptionally it can grow to 4.6 m (15 ft) with a "trunk" diameter of 25 cm (9.8 in). [ 11 ]
This columnar cactus is best known for its stunning floral display of midwinter blooms in pink, red, yellow or orange. It needs full sun but will tolerate part shade. Water when it feels ...
Christmas cactus do fine in most homes with average indoor temperatures and humidity levels, if you keep them watered correctly. In fact, you only need to water when the top inch or two of soil ...
Pachypodium lamerei grows best in warm climates and full sun. It will not tolerate hard frosts, and will likely drop most of its leaves if exposed to even a light frost. It is easy to grow as a houseplant, if you can provide the sunlight it needs. Use a fast-draining potting mix, such as a cactus mix and pot in a container with drainage holes ...
These holiday favorites are easy to propagate from cuttings to grow gifts for family and friends.