With star-shaped flowers that bloom just in time for Easter, Easter cacti (Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri') are beautiful, low-maintenance houseplants. However, if you notice that your Easter cactus is ...
Want to add a pop of springtime color to your home? The Easter cactus is the perfect pick, bursting with gorgeous pink, red, or orange blooms just in time for spring. Unlike its prickly, heat-loving, ...
Easter is considered by some to be the holiest of religious holidays in the world. The observance of this day is celebrated in numerous ways, and as with many holidays, flowers play an integral part.
Lilies are a common Easter plant, adorning homes and churches across the Southeast during the spring. But there’s another lesser-known holiday beauty that also blooms around the time of Easter. Known ...
Gardeners, many of you hosted neighbors, friends and family (as did we) during the Thanksgiving holiday. Some family members drove considerable distances and others traveled greater distances, ...
As the weather warms up, plant lovers everywhere get excited for their spring flowers to burst into bloom. If you don't have a garden or patio, or no space on the balcony, growing flowering plants can ...
There are three main holiday-blooming cacti: the Thanksgiving cactus (Schlumbergera truncata), the Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera × buckleyi), and the Easter cactus (Schlumbergera gaertneri). The ...
The holiday season is upon us and that means not only decorations, but holiday plants. This is the time of year when there is an abundance of nice holiday plants to choose from, whether purchased from ...
Some of the days in November carry the whole memory of summer as a fire opal carries the color of moonrise.” — Gladys Taber. “In November, the trees are standing all sticks and bones. Without their ...
Most holiday cacti are called Christmas cactus, but they're actually something else. Here are a few identification tips. Look at the shape of the leaves to identify your cactus. Thanksgiving cactus ...