by Lisa Steinkopf | Jun 8, 2021 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Profile
I was given my Epiphyllum oxypetalum or Queen of the Night cactus many years ago when my friend moved to another state. It limped along for a while in my living room and then I moved it to the sunroom. I’ve had it for years and I finally saw it bloom for the...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Nov 27, 2019 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Profile
I have been asked many times if Schlumbergera or Thanksgiving and Christmas cacti are really cacti. Schlumbergera are cacti, but they are not desert cacti; they come from Brazil. All the holiday cacti, including Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Easter are epiphytic jungle...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Nov 19, 2011 | BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Profile
I love this time of year. The holiday season is here, and it’s time for the Thanksgiving cactus to bloom. Some of mine are in bloom, but the Christmas cactus is just budding up. What is the difference? Thanksgiving cactus, or Schlumbergera truncata, is also...
