I paid a lot of attention to those words because I already had a big — make that a giant interest in growing these ...

Q: I have two Christmas cacti and they performed beautifully this year. I am concerned about one of them, though. It must be rootbound, as I have had it for years and have not repotted it.

As a group, succulents are easy to care for because they are drought-tolerant. They need water, but not it as often as do ...

Q: I have two Christmas cacti and they performed beautifully this year. I am concerned about one of them, though. It must be rootbound, as I have had it for years and have not repotted it. Can you ...

There are two types of cacti – desert types and forest types. Desert cacti are very hardy and thrive in full sun, low water, ...

“All cacti are succulents, but not all succulents are cacti.” Those were the words of professor A.F. deWerth of Texas A&M, drilled home to those of us in his class way back in the 1960s.

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Didn’t your mother tell you to mind your Ps and Qs? Well, we’re going to mind the Christmas Cactus Ps. (I don’t know that there are any Qs.) As the weather warms and the days lengthen, these plants ...

Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera spp.) is a popular old-fashioned houseplant. But despite their popularity, they still retain a bit of mystery. When do you repot them? How do you get the silly things ...