Christmas Cactus Reviews

The christmas cactus also sometimes seen as the easter cactus in some retailers. This is not really a cactus in fact more of a light succullent type of plant with thick fleshy leaves that store a lot of water and the petals of the flowers themselves are also quite watery. The plants can be found at almost every retailer from your local ...  Read the complete review

I used to think Christmas Cacti were quite boring. I've had one of years. But my humble little Christmas Cactus really is quite an exotic specimen. These cacti are related to the Schlumbergera - a genus of tree-dwelling cacti from the Organ Mountains north of Rio de Janeiro in south-east Brazil. In Brazil they are called May Flowers (Flores de ...  Read the complete review

Christmas cactuses are lovely house plants which produce a lovely flower from early december to late january. The flowers on these cactuses differ in colour on different plants but each plant has only one colour of flower on them. The colours are usually yellow, pink, purple or white. my nan has always had these in her ...  Read the complete review

CHRISTMAS CACTUS Firstly, a big "thank you" to everyone who's posted listings about Christmas Cactus - I've picked up loads of tips about caring for them from your advice. I've got a huge Christmas Cactus that my partner inherited from his parents. They'd had the plant for about 15 years before giving it to him as a ...  Read the complete review

Christmas cacti Sclumberga bridgesii My mum has always had Christmas cacti for as long as I remember. One large one is an offspring of one her mother grew. They live for years and years and years I can remember the original plant, it slowly aged and got woody and died.My Granma's had them too so they have lots of family ...  Read the complete review

It seems silly to say that I am sentimentally attached to my Christmas Cactus but let me explain why. When I was a child my Grandmother meant everything to me. Nana loved plants both inside and outside the house. Her garden was always immaculate with rows of pansies, roses and piles of lavender. Inside, spider-plants wept from every ...  Read the complete review

I have two Christmas Cacti, one of which has lasted me two and a half years and the other six months. Having read the other two opinion's on this plant I felt urged me to tell you about these tough and gorgeous plants of the South American Jungles. I am by no means an expert gardener, but I am quite proud of the way these ...  Read the complete review

I like Christmas cactus, I have several of these easy to keep plants. They range in colour from pure white to red, with many shades of pink in between, some are double some are semi double. In appearance they are fairly plain, bright green, fleshy segmented leaves. They can get fairly bushy as they get older. The ...  Read the complete review

Christmas cactii provide a shot of colour and a welcome break from the amarillis at this inhospitable time of the year. Their unusually shaped leaves and dramatic flowers provide an interesting festive table decoration or complement to the christmas tree. The flowers are startlingly bright and surprisingly luxuriant, sprouting from the rather ...  Read the complete review