Let zygocactus dry between waterings, but don't leave it dry for long periods. Feed Christmas cacti monthly with a balanced liquid fertilizer, then switch to a bloom formula during their bloom cycle.

A Christmas cactus can provide long-lasting, brilliant color. The trick is getting the houseplant to bloom when you want it to. (Mary Flewelling Morris) ...

How Often Should I Fertilize a Christmas Cactus? To get the best out of your winter indoor plants, you'll need to establish a routine and one that is set and consistent.

A Christmas cactus mystery, sauerkraut cabbage, and eggshells for plants In today's Fielding Questions column, Don Kinzler says a reader's cactus has started producing seed pods.

Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter cactus are all in the cactus family, members of the genus Schlumbergera. Though some people refer to these plants as "zygocactus," this is not a botanical name ...

Few plants say 'holiday season' like this cactus, which bears the gift of winter color.

Michael Loos/Special to The Plain Dealer The Zygocactus creates a colorful display. Q: I have a Christmas cactus that is already finished blooming. Some years, it blooms even earlier or not at all ...

Even if you don’t have a green thumb, you can bring this Christmas cactus to life with color. Schlumbergera usually bloom in white, peach, fuchsia, red and on the rare ...