Fun fact: The actual flowers on the poinsettia are the tiny yellow blooms in the middle. The red "petals" are actually called ...

Discover night-blooming plants like phlox and flowering tobacco and how their evening blooms and scents can transform your ...

The Christmas cactus, also known as the Holiday cactus, or more accurately, Schlumbergera, is a trailing tropical cactus that puts on a fabulous annual display of flowers. These blooms usually appear ...

Christmas cacti require 12 hours of darkness for about eight weeks to form flower buds for holiday blooming. Ideal temperature conditions for flowering are 65°F to 70°F during the day and 55°F to 65°F ...

Rain events of the past week, while not drought busting, were severely needed and hopefully will continue as we desperately need our normal winter weather patterns to return. Moderate daytime ...

Christmas cactus is one of those holiday plants that people are able to grow year after year. Part of the fun of growing them is to get them to flower again during future Christmas seasons. However, ...

Keeping an eye on light, water, and temperature during this period can even encourage a second bloom in late winter or early ...

When it keeps raining, it is hard to imagine dry times, but winter in Kona likely means some dry days ahead. Cacti are always good go-to plants for dry times, but some cactus family members are a ...

oliday cactus is often received as a gift over the Christmas holidays. Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter cactus are often grouped into the term “holiday cactus” category because of the confusion of ...

A Christmas cactus won't bloom unless it gets 12-14 hours of darkness for 8 weeks in the fall. Warm temperatures, late fertilization, and improper watering prevent blooming. Only move your Christmas ...

If you have a Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera bridgesi), you've probably spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to get it to blossom at the right time. After all, Christmas cacti are known for ...