Despite their prickly appearance, cacti make a great addition to any home and garden space. With their diverse shapes, sizes and colors, these desert-loving plants thrive in various environments, ...

Another useful visual cue is the plant's overall growth habit. Thanksgiving cacti typically have a more upright shape, with ...

A group of various cacti in small pots - Elena_Alex_Ferns/Shutterstock Cacti are tolerant to drought and hard to kill, making them ideal for aspiring gardeners whose ...

Thanksgiving and Christmas cacti look alike but differ in leaf shape and bloom time—Thanksgiving cacti have pointed, serrated ...

Two questions that get asked often during the holiday season are, "How do I get Christmas Cactus to bloom?" or "Why isn’t my ...

Though the “Christmas cactus” is the most familiar, there are actually three “holiday” cactus types. Here’s how to tell which ...

SILVER CITY, N.M.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today changed the designation of a rare New Mexico cactus from “endangered” to the less-dire “threatened,” reflecting its progress toward recovery ...