If your Christmas cactus is kept outside for the summer – or even all year round in USDA hardiness zones 9-11 – then plants may become damaged by nibblers like deer, rodents, and rabbits.

Q. A few of my Christmas cactuses get white, scaly stuff every summer. What is it, and how can I eliminate it? A. Those are scale insects, and they can kill cactuses of all types. Because ...

It’s essential to avoid these mistakes for a healthy houseplant, from overwatering to providing too much light ...

Dear Dr. Dirt: My Christmas cactus started blooming before Thanksgiving. Last year it bloomed even earlier in October. Why the difference in blooming? — Rebecca, Carmel Dear Reader: Most of the ...

KARE 11's Meghan Reistad inherited a Christmas cactus from her aunt Jean after she passed away in summer 2023. The plant has been in Reistad's family for years, first belonging to her great ...