Though they belong to the cactus family, Christmas cacti are native to rainforests, not deserts. In their native home in Brazil, Christmas cacti grow as epiphytes in the crooks of tree branches. For ...
Thanksgiving cactus (Schlumbergera truncata) goes by several different names including claw cactus and crab cactus. That's because it has spiky-looking points on its foliage that resemble claws. These ...
All of these plants are epiphytes that grow on trees or rocks rather ... which is generally late winter for Thanksgiving and Christmas cactus plants and early spring for Easter cactus.