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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Thanksgiving cacti have spiky stem segments and yellow pollen. Christmas cactus leaves are rounder without spikes, with pink pollen. Easter cacti leaves are rounded with bristles.

On the Thanksgiving cactus, leaves are broad and flat with serrations on the edges; versus the Christmas cactus which has smoother edges on the leaves. People often complain about holiday cacti's ...

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 ...

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.

They can be sorted out by comparing these same traits - foliage, growth habit, and flowering characteristics. Foliage of both the Thanksgiving and Christmas cactus is unlike that of many other plants.