Flowers have more defined, star-shaped petals. Easter cactus blooms are vivid pink, red, or purple, with some white ...

Among their branches, wading birds, such as the great blue heron and the roseate spoonbill establish rookeries to rear their ...

Q. Every autumn my “crab claw” (Thanksgiving) cactus plants develop a load of flower buds. As the first ones are opening, I ...

Few plant families are as iconic as the resilient, spiky cactus, thriving in the driest deserts and as well as decorating our ...

Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera bridgesi) and Thanksgiving cactus (Schlumbergera truncata) are very similar plants; both are ...

Here's how to care for a Thanksgiving cactus, a low-maintenance tropical plant with colorful flowers that blooms just in time ...

How often should I fertilize and water my Thanksgiving cactus? Answer: Holiday cacti can be very long-lived. In fact, it’s ...

As advocate for climate-appropriate plants, she helped establish botanical treasures across the city, including Balboa Park ...

Thanksgiving and Christmas cacti prefer slightly acidic, well-draining soil because it helps plants absorb and retain vital ...

Many have seen scraggly desiccated corpses of prickly pear cacti while out on a hike or pruning fence lines, but these ...