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 ...

With Thanksgiving approaching, pumpkins and chrysanthemums are readily available in most stores. Often interspersed among them are pots of bright green succulents with striking tubular flowers in ...

You know summer is here when two things happen: The tourists leave and the night-blooming cactus flower arrives. The flowers are a special treat for locals who stick out the summer heat. The cactus, ...

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Despite its name, a Christmas cactus is just as likely to bloom in late January as it is to be in full flower when you're hanging your stockings by the chimney with care. How to get your Christmas ...

Place your Christmas cactus in bright, indirect light—too much or too little can stop blooms. Use well-draining, nutrient-rich soil and repot every three years. Avoid temperature swings, water more in ...

During warm summer nights over the next couple months, you may catch a glimpse of one of the prettiest blooms of a cactus in the Hylocereus genus. The night blooming cereus (one of many varieties) ...

Soon I’ll trek into the Mojave Desert, once again chasing cactus colors: strawberry hedgehog cactus on spiky gray columns, pale yellow pencil cholla flowers at sunset. I’ll return in May to see ...

It's is easy to remember genus Ferocactus if you think ferocious-cactus. The species are distributed over Southern California, Baja and Arizona are fabulous in the wild and even better tended in our ...

Spring brings color to Arizona’s desert landscape. In May, the season reaches its most iconic display with towering saguaros ...

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