Holiday Legend: The Christmas Cactus
It’s getting cold, isn’t it? I’ve come to warm you up with my legend of the day, as I’m takingContinue Reading
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It’s getting cold, isn’t it? I’ve come to warm you up with my legend of the day, as I’m takingContinue Reading
The Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera) is a short-day plant, that is to say, it blooms only when there is less than 12Continue Reading
Your Christmas cactus is already in bloom well before Christmas? That’s normal… because it’s not a Christmas cactus. Let meContinue Reading
You can’t have Christmas without plants. They’re so much a part of tradition that you can’t get away from them.Continue Reading
The poinsettia, it is well known, is THE star of the holiday season and I admit it, every year, IContinue Reading
Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera spp.). Source: worldofsucculents.com An Original Story by the Laidback Gardener Once upon a time there was aContinue Reading
Dry air is a major problem for houseplants in the winter… and indeed, any indoor plant (seedlings, cuttings, etc.). WhenContinue Reading
The most popular Christmas plant in North America is certainly the poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima). There is scarcely a store thatContinue Reading
In general, home gardeners do pretty well with Christmas cactus, both the real thing (Schlumbergera x buckleyi) and its closeContinue Reading
When you visit any garden center or even one of those big box stores, there is always a houseplant section,Continue Reading