However, Easter cactus is from a different genus. If you look closely, you can tell it apart from the other holiday cacti.

Cactus Care While some other types of cacti might bloom around Easter, they’re not technically an Easter cactus. That title goes to a different plant: Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri. With the common name ...

As a group, succulents are easy to care for because they are drought-tolerant. They need water, but not it as often as do many other plants.

There are two types of cacti – desert types and forest types. Desert cacti are very hardy and thrive in full sun, low water, and good drainage. Christmas (and Easter) cacti are forest cacti and are ...

A new succulent I want to grow is the Easter cactus, Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri, one of the three-holiday cacti. Last year, around Thanksgiving and Christmas, many of our local garden centers were ...

Desert cacti are very hardy and thrive in full sun, low water, and good drainage. Christmas (and Easter) cacti are forest cacti and are completely different from desert cacti. Christmas cacti ...