The Christmas cactus can be confused with the Thanksgiving cactus. This is because each flower around the same time of year and they look very similar, says Nastya Vasylchyshyna, a resident botany ...

Thanksgiving and Christmas cacti are in the plant genus Schlumbergera and are native to tropical rainforests. Schlumbergera truncata is the Thanksgiving cactus. You can tell the difference between ...

How to Get Your Christmas Cactus to Bloom Here’s where it gets tricky: All of the holiday cacti are considered short-day plants, which means they need a long period of uninterrupted darkness at ...

There are two ways to get a Thanksgiving and Christmas cactus to set blooms. One way is to give the plant uninterrupted dark periods lasting about 12 hours each night.

Christmas cactus, Thanksgiving cactus and Easter cactus have added joy to our homes for over two centuries, since they were brought back from Brazil in the early 1800s. They are long-lived ...

The Thanksgiving cactus falls within the genus Schlumbergera, along with other holiday-themed plants such as Christmas and Easter iterations. These low-maintenance plants are known for their flat ...

It is easy to tell the difference between the two species. Christmas cactus leaves have shallow, gently lobed margins. Thanksgiving cactus leaf margins have pointy lobes that resemble a “T”.

Another reason your plant could be dropping its buds is temperature. Your cactus prefers an environment of 60 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit, so you may be keeping your house too warm. Conversely, if ...

The Christmas cactus typically flowers from early December to late January. The Thanksgiving cactus, which is commonly sold, has stem segments or sections that have edges that resemble crab claws.

Christmas cactus Supplied photo In 1852, William Buckley, of Rollisson Nurseries in England, crossed S. truncata with S. russelliana, resulting in the plant we call the “Christmas cactus” (S ...