When it comes to lighting, Marino says that, in general, Christmas cacti do well in indirect bright light, with “extended periods of low light...to encourage their delicate winter blooms.” Indeed, the ...

Find out how to get your Christmas cactus to bloom in time to enhance your holiday decor. Christmas cacti require 12 hours of darkness for about eight weeks to form flower buds for holiday blooming.

It’s not unusual for a Christmas cactus plant to be passed down from generation to generation because they’re long-lived and easy to grow. TNS photo As the Christmas season rolls around again, I ...