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CHRISTMAS CACTUS
One of the more popular flowering plants around the holidays is the Schlumbergera bridgesii better known as the Christmas cactus. It offers a profusion of tubular flowers that bloom for two to four weeks around Christmas time.

Originating from Brazil, this jungle cactus is an epiphyte that lives on trees and is different from the desert cactus [...]

Poinsettia care
One of the traditional and most popular holiday flowers is the Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima). The delicate, yet dazzling flowers (bracts) range from huge bushes to miniatures plants and come in assorted colors that are sure to make the holiday brighter.
There is nothing more impressive than the classic deep red Poinsettia. On the other hand, [...]

Instead of discarding your poinsettia after Christmas, take on the challenge of re-blooming it for the next year.
Here’s what you need to do.
Maintain and water the plant indoors until March to May. If the plant becomes leggy and bare cut it back to 4-6 inch stems in Feb/March. This will stimulate new growth from the [...]

A traditional Christmas holiday decoration is the Mistletoe (Phoradendron flavescens) which represented fertility, life, romance and peace. The Druids believed it would bring good health and luck. It was also used for medicinal purposes in treating several ailments. In reality mistletoe is a semi parasitic plant that makes its own food but thrives on other [...]