A German town has banned the humble cactus from the town hall, schools and nurseries. The mayor of Plettenberg, near Dusseldorf in North Rhine-Westphalia, banned the spiky plants from municipal ...

If you're seeking a new, low-maintenance addition to your houseplant collection, consider a cactus ... plant for many years. They also rarely flower indoors. Despite the cuddly name and cottony ...

The thick, fleshy leaves and colorful flowers of a Christmas cactus might be intriguing to cats but thankfully the plants are nontoxic ... that inspired their name. Easter cactus, for example ...

Although the plant can flower outdoors, you should not expect the plant to produce flowers indoors. In feng shui, the cactus ... meaning behind the flower’s name, after all, comes from Paeon ...

Watering houseplants isn’t just maintenance—it’s survival, especially for the Christmas cactus¹. Known for its arching ...

Does your Christmas cactus look a bit droopy and lackluster? Don’t panic – with a bit of expert know-how, you can help it return to its former glory. These plants store water in their leaves, so a ...

whereas a Thanksgiving cactus can maintain a more upright shape.' Confusingly, a lot of retailers label both Christmas and Thanksgiving cactuses as 'holiday cactuses'. This is not helpful if you are ...

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

The short, quarter-mile Cholla Cactus Garden Nature Trail is a flat loop, which takes visitors to see the plants, of which the ... a dark lower trunk. Another name for this cactus is "jumping ...

Easter cactus will not bloom if the conditions are not met. When shopping for these plants, you might find they are sold with different names than Schlumbergera. The taxonomy has changed over time ...