The benefit to propagating Christmas Cactus in water is that you can see how the roots of your cuttings. Choose clear plant propagation jars, vases, or bottles, and sterilize the containers with a 10% ...

No, it's not a standard cactus that's been given a festive makeover, decorated with a string of tinsel, and topped with a crowning star. A Christmas cactus is actually a cheery plant that gets its ...

The Christmas cactus is a beautiful low-maintenance houseplant that blooms year after year just in time for the holidays. These long-lived plants can survive for decades and are often passed from one ...

The flowers that bloom are incredibly festive, and can brighten up any room. According to the Royal Horticultural Society in the U.K., this genus of cactus usually grow in jungle-type woodlands, even ...

Plants aren't cheap-especially the very popular and pretty ones. Take advantage of the plants you already own, and multiply ...

I wrote an article on July 23, 2009, for this column on preparing a landscape garden and planting cacti plants. I have been intrigued with cactus and how they can survive the most inhospitable growing ...

Learning how to propagate a Thanksgiving cactus means you get more of your favorite succulents for free. These new plants will make wonderful, seasonal gift ideas to give to friends and family for the ...

Q: My grandmother’s Christmas cactus has been terribly neglected. I am trying to keep its remains from dying; I have some leaves laying flat on paper towels. — Sandy Schierling, email A: Christmas ...

Succulents are one of the easiest plants to propagate because they naturally regrow from leaves and stem cuttings. There are three basic ways to propagate succulents: by leaves, stem cuttings, or ...