The biggest problem with growing orchid cactuses is figuring out just what they are. They are cactuses, but are not spiny. Their spectacular blossoms are neither orchids nor orchidlike. Sometimes ...

Dear Jane: I've been trying to figure out the name of a plant that sort of resembles a Christmas cactus. I've asked at several garden centers about it, but no one knows it and no garden center has it ...

Growing cacti from seed is relatively easy, though it can take anywhere from a few weeks to several months for them to start growing. Since cacti can live for a long time, it’s definitely a worthwhile ...

I've yet to divorce a plant, though I've been sorely tempted. If I could leave a man, why not an epiphyllum? A lazy, no good, freeloading space holder that has bloomed no more than twice in eight ...

The genus epiphyllum consists of tropical epiphytic cacti that live mainly in trees in Mexico, Central America and South America. The plants do not have true leaves but produce strappy, leaflike stems ...

The biggest problem with growing orchid cacti is figuring out just what they are. They are cacti, but are not spiny. Their spectacular blossoms are neither orchids nor orchid-like. Sometimes orchid ...