With star-shaped flowers that bloom just in time for Easter, Easter cacti (Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri') are beautiful, low-maintenance houseplants. However, if you notice that your Easter cactus is ...

Lilies are a common Easter plant, adorning homes and churches across the Southeast during the spring. But there’s another lesser-known holiday beauty that also blooms around the time of Easter. Known ...

Want to add a pop of springtime color to your home? The Easter cactus is the perfect pick, bursting with gorgeous pink, red, or orange blooms just in time for spring. Unlike its prickly, heat-loving, ...

How well do you know the three different holiday cacti? Can you name them? Holiday Cacti are three different cacti succulents that have leafless, green jointed segmented stems (plylloclades), that are ...

Gardeners, we've finally received much-needed rainfall over the past several days. While some areas of Southeast Texas received generous amounts, more is needed to alleviate the deficit. We continue ...

Thanksgiving or Christmas cactus or Easter cactus? Which is which? There are subtle differences in the margins of the leaves. One feature that stands out with Easter cactus is their flowers represent ...

I have been under the impression that Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter cacti are the same plant that decided to bloom at different times. A little research taught me a lesson. They are, in fact, ...

CHOOSE. WELCOME TO TODAY’S GO GREEN. WE’RE AT DEMERIT HILL FARM IN LEE AND I’M JOINED BY SEAN O’BRIEN OF UNH COOPERATIVE EXTENSION. SEAN THESE ARE SOME PLANTS THAT ARE VERY POPULAR THIS TIME OF YEAR ...

Q:I have heard that the Christmas cactus and Easter cactus are the same plant, but the plant is put in a cooler and taken out later to flower at Easter rather than Christmas. Is that true? A:The ...

The Christmas cactus prefers a little humidity — unlike other cacti and succulents —as well as bright, indirect sunlight.