Q: I have read your columns for years, including the ones on Christmas cactus, and enjoy them very much. I must have a ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

There are three types of holiday cacti: Thanksgiving (Schlumbergera truncata), Christmas (Schlumbergera bridgesii) and Easter ...

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

The Solana Beach Garden Club once again offers locally-grown red Ecke Prestige Poinsettias in 6-inch pots for $13. In addition, assorted colors of Christmas Cactus (Schlumbergera Truncata) in ...

This Brazilian native doesn't look like other Southwestern cacti; rather than prickly spines and rounded silhouettes, the ...

Christmas and other holiday cactuses are classic houseplants that, when given the right care, can live for generations. Lucky ...

Holiday cacti—the epiphytic plants also known as Christmas cactus, Thanksgiving cactus, or Easter cactus—are known for their ...

Thanksgiving cactus (Schlumbergera truncata) goes by several different names including claw cactus and crab cactus. That's because it has spiky-looking points on its foliage that resemble claws. These ...

Holiday cactus (Schlumbergera sp.) is a great choice. These natives of Brazil grow in the crotches of trees but are not parasitic. Because they’re understory rain forest plants, they will get ...

Thanksgiving cactus (Schlumbergera truncata) blooms in November and is known as the Crab Claw Cactus because of the two large teeth at the tip of the last joint of each serrated branch.

However, when it comes to the eponymously named cactuses, the distinction is not always as clear. They are both from the genus Schlumbergera, and are closely related, but there are some important ...