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.

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 ...

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 ...

The Thanksgiving cactus flowers from early November to late December. • The Christmas cacti have the same flower-inside-flower appearance.

The Thanksgiving cactus, like its other holiday cousins, is an easy-to-grow indoor houseplant. Thanksgiving and Christmas cacti are in the plant genus Schlumbergera and are native to tropical ...

Thanksgiving Cactus will bloom one month before Christmas Cactus. Notice the Thanksgiving Cactus has broad segmented leaves with serrated edges on both sides — 2-4 that come to points.

Thanksgiving cactus (Schlumbergera truncata), Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera buckleyi), and Easter cactus (Schlumbergera gaertner). If you know what to look for, you can see that each type has ...

I’ve had a Christmas Cactus in my house nearly all my life. My mother had a huge one, as did her mother before her. Now, I ...

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 ...