• Planning Landscapes
    • Using Trees and Shrubs In Landscapes
      • Creating Landscape Features
      • Deciduous Trees and Shrubs
      • Evergreen Landscape Trees
      • Flowering Ornamental Trees and Shrubs
      • Seasonal Color in Gardens
      • Texture and Shape of Landscape Plantings
      • Trees and Shrubs in Containers
      • Windbreaks and Shelter Belts
      • Quieting Noise With Landscape Plantings
    • Matching Sites to Trees and Shrubs
      • Sun, Shade, and Wind
      • Trees and Shrubs for Arid Landscapes
      • Trees and Shrubs for Wet Locations
      • Water-Wise Landscape Plantings
    • Selecting and Placing Trees and Shrubs
      • Choosing Healthy Trees and Shrubs
      • Spacing Plantings
    • Tools, Materials, and Projects
      • Raised Beds and Berms
      • Building a Simple Landscape Planter
  • Planting
    • Soil for Trees and Shrubs
      • Preparing Soils to Plant Shrubs
    • Planting Shrubs and Hedges
      • Planting Trees and Shrubs Into Containers
      • Transplanting Shrubs
    • Planting Landscape Trees
      • Digging Planting Holes for Trees
      • Tree Planting Options
      • Tree Planting Demonstrations
      • Transplanting Landscape Trees
    • Post-Planting Care
      • Stakes and Supports
      • Early Watering and Fertilizing
  • Caring
    • Pruning Trees and Shrubs
      • Controlling Shrub Growth
      • Annual Pruning of Deciduous Shrubs
      • Annual Pruning of Deciduous Trees
      • Pruning Evergreens and Conifers
      • Special Major Pruning
      • Pruning Tools and Equipment
    • Watering Trees and Shrubs
      • Installing Automatic Irrigation
      • Container Drip Irrigation
    • Fertilizing Trees and Shrubs
    • Applying Mulch to Trees and Shrubs
    • Care for Ornamentals in Containers
    • Severe-Winter Care
    • Tree and Shrub Pests and Diseases
      • Controlling Common Pests and Diseases
  • Trees
    • Trees (A–E)
      • Acacia
      • Alder
      • Ash
      • Ash, European Mountain
      • Aspen, Quaking
      • Beech
      • Birch, Canoe
      • Birch, River
      • Birch, Weeping
      • Birch, Yellow
      • Bottlebrush
      • Camphor Tree
      • Catalpa, Common
      • Cedar, True
      • Chaste Tree
      • Cherry, Flowering
      • Chestnut, Horse
      • Citrus and Fortunella
      • Crabapple, Flowering
      • Cypress, Bald
      • Cypress, False
      • Dogwood, Flowering
      • Elm, Lacebark
    • F–La
      • Fir, Douglas
      • Fir, White
      • Franklin Tree
      • Fringe Tree, Chinese
      • Ginkgo
      • Golden-Chain Tree
      • Grevillea
      • Gum, Australian
      • Gum, Red Flowering
      • Gum, Spinning
      • Hackberry
      • Hawthorne
      • Hazelnut
      • Hemlock, Canadian
      • Holly
      • Holly, American
      • Hornbeam, American
      • Ironwood, Persian
      • Jacaranda, Green-Ebony
      • Juniper
      • Katsura Tree
      • Larch
      • Larch, Golden
      • Laurel
    • Li–Pa
      • Linden
      • Locust, Black
      • Locust, Honey
      • Magnolia, False
      • Magnolia, Southern
      • Magnolia, Star
      • Maple, Amur
      • Maple, Full Moon
      • Maple, Japanese
      • Maple, Norway
      • Maple, Paperbark
      • Maple, Red
      • Maple, Silver
      • Oak, Pin
      • Oak, Red
      • Oak, Scarlet
      • Oleaster
      • Olive
      • Pagoda Tree, Japanese
      • Palm, Canterbury
      • Palm, Date
      • Palm, Mediterranean Fan
      • Palm, Sago
    • Pe–Si
      • Pear, Callery
      • Pepper Tree, California
      • Pine
      • Pine, Japanese Umbrella
      • Pine, Norfolk Island
      • Pine, Scots
      • Pine, White
      • Pistache, Chinese
      • Plane Tree, London
      • Plum, Flowering
      • Pomegranate
      • Poplar
      • Poplar, Lombardy
      • Redbud, Eastern
      • Redwood, Coastal
      • Redwood, Dawn
      • Sassafras
      • Sequoia, Giant
      • Serviceberry
      • Silk Tree
      • Silver Tree
      • Silver Bell Tree
      • Silver-Dollar Tree
    • Sm-Z
      • Smoke Tree
      • Snowbell, Japanese
      • Sourwood
      • Spruce
      • Spruce, Colorado Blue
      • Spruce, Norway
      • Spruce, White
      • Stewartia
      • Strawberry Tree
      • Sweet-Gum Tree
      • Tree Lilac, Japanese
      • Tulip Tree
      • Tupelo
      • Willow
      • Willow, Desert
      • Willow, Weeping
      • Witch Hazel, Common
      • Yellowwood
      • Yew Pine
  • Shrubs
    • Shrubs (A–C)
      • Abelia, Glossy
      • Agave Species
      • Angel’s Trumpet
      • Arborvitae
      • Arrowwood
      • Azalea
      • Azalea, Kurume
      • Banana, Ornamental
      • Barberry
      • Bayberry
      • Bearberry
      • Beautybush
      • Bird-of-Paradise
      • Bluebeard
      • Boxwood
      • Broom
      • Buckeye
      • Burning Bush
      • Butterfly Bush
      • Camellia, Sasanqua
      • Camelia Species
      • Chinese Lantern
      • Chokeberry
      • Cinquefoil, Bush
      • Cliff Green
      • Coneflower, Rose
      • Cotoneaster, Spreading
      • Cranberry Bush
      • Crape Myrtle
    • D–L
      • Daphne
      • Deutzia
      • Elderberry
      • Enkianthus, Redvein
      • Euryops, Gray-Leaved
      • Fatsia, Japanese
      • Fetterbush
      • Forsythia
      • Fothergilla, Dwarf
      • Fuchsia
      • Gardenia, Common
      • Germander
      • Glory Bush
      • Gold-Dust Plant
      • Heath and Heather
      • Heavenly Bamboo
      • Hebe, Veronica
      • Hibiscus, Chinese
      • Hibiscus, Confederate Rose
      • Honeysuckle
      • Honeysuckle, Tatarian
      • Hydrangea
      • Hydrangea, Oak-Leaved
      • Indigo Bush
      • Jasmine, Orange
      • Jessamine, Night
      • Jessamine, Yellow
      • Juniper, Common
      • Lilac
      • Lily-of-the-Valley Bush
      • Lion’s Ear
    • M–R
      • Manzanita, Common
      • Mock Orange, Sweet
      • Mountain Laurel
      • Myrtle
      • Oleander, Common
      • Orange, Mexican
      • Oregon Grape
      • Pea Shrub
      • Pearlbush, Common
      • Photinia
      • Pine, Mountain
      • Pittosporum, Japanese
      • Plumeria
      • Poinsettia
      • Privet
      • Pyracantha
      • Quince, Japanese
      • Rhododendron
      • Rhododendron, Korean
      • Rock Rose, White-Leaved
      • Rose of Sharon
      • Rose, Floribunda
      • Rose, Grandiflora
      • Rose, Hybrid Tea
      • Rose, Japanese
      • Rose, Miniature
      • Rose, Modern Shrub
    • S–Z
      • Sage, Texas
      • Scot’s Heather
      • Shrimp Plant
      • Smoke Tree
      • Snowberry
      • Spindle Tree
      • Spirea, Vanhoutte
      • Spurge
      • Sumac
      • Sweet Shrub
      • Sweet-Pea Shrub
      • Sweet-Pepper Bush
      • Ti Plant
      • Verbena, Lemon
      • Verbena, Shrub
      • Weigela
      • Winter Hazel
      • Wisteria
      • Xylosma
      • Yew
      • Yucca, Adam’s Needle
    • Cacti & Ferns
      • Apple Cactus
      • Barrel Cactus
      • Barrel (Fishook) Cactus
      • Chin Cactus
      • Christmas Cactus
      • Fox-Tail Cactus
      • Hedgehog Cactus
      • Old-Man Cactus
      • Organ-Pipe Cactus
      • Prickly-Pear Cactus
      • Saguaro
      • Snowball Cactus
      • Hay-Scented Fern
      • Bird’s Nest Fern
      • Holly Fern, Japanese
      • Lady Fern
      • Maidenhair Fern
      • Ostrich Fern
      • Royal Fern
      • Shield Fern
      • Squirrel-Foot Fern
      • Staghorn Fern, Common
      • Sword Fern, Western
      • Tree Fern, Australian
      • Tree Fern, Hawaiian
      • Tree Fern, Tasmanian
      • Wood Fern, California
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  • Planning Landscapes
    • Using Trees and Shrubs In Landscapes
      • Creating Landscape Features
      • Deciduous Trees and Shrubs
      • Evergreen Landscape Trees
      • Flowering Ornamental Trees and Shrubs
      • Seasonal Color in Gardens
      • Texture and Shape of Landscape Plantings
      • Trees and Shrubs in Containers
      • Windbreaks and Shelter Belts
      • Quieting Noise With Landscape Plantings
    • Matching Sites to Trees and Shrubs
      • Sun, Shade, and Wind
      • Trees and Shrubs for Arid Landscapes
      • Trees and Shrubs for Wet Locations
      • Water-Wise Landscape Plantings
    • Selecting and Placing Trees and Shrubs
      • Choosing Healthy Trees and Shrubs
      • Spacing Plantings
    • Tools, Materials, and Projects
      • Raised Beds and Berms
      • Building a Simple Landscape Planter
  • Planting
    • Soil for Trees and Shrubs
      • Preparing Soils to Plant Shrubs
    • Planting Shrubs and Hedges
      • Planting Trees and Shrubs Into Containers
      • Transplanting Shrubs
    • Planting Landscape Trees
      • Digging Planting Holes for Trees
      • Tree Planting Options
      • Tree Planting Demonstrations
      • Transplanting Landscape Trees
    • Post-Planting Care
      • Stakes and Supports
      • Early Watering and Fertilizing
  • Caring
    • Pruning Trees and Shrubs
      • Controlling Shrub Growth
      • Annual Pruning of Deciduous Shrubs
      • Annual Pruning of Deciduous Trees
      • Pruning Evergreens and Conifers
      • Special Major Pruning
      • Pruning Tools and Equipment
    • Watering Trees and Shrubs
      • Installing Automatic Irrigation
      • Container Drip Irrigation
    • Fertilizing Trees and Shrubs
    • Applying Mulch to Trees and Shrubs
    • Care for Ornamentals in Containers
    • Severe-Winter Care
    • Tree and Shrub Pests and Diseases
      • Controlling Common Pests and Diseases
  • Trees
    • Trees (A–E)
      • Acacia
      • Alder
      • Ash
      • Ash, European Mountain
      • Aspen, Quaking
      • Beech
      • Birch, Canoe
      • Birch, River
      • Birch, Weeping
      • Birch, Yellow
      • Bottlebrush
      • Camphor Tree
      • Catalpa, Common
      • Cedar, True
      • Chaste Tree
      • Cherry, Flowering
      • Chestnut, Horse
      • Citrus and Fortunella
      • Crabapple, Flowering
      • Cypress, Bald
      • Cypress, False
      • Dogwood, Flowering
      • Elm, Lacebark
    • F–La
      • Fir, Douglas
      • Fir, White
      • Franklin Tree
      • Fringe Tree, Chinese
      • Ginkgo
      • Golden-Chain Tree
      • Grevillea
      • Gum, Australian
      • Gum, Red Flowering
      • Gum, Spinning
      • Hackberry
      • Hawthorne
      • Hazelnut
      • Hemlock, Canadian
      • Holly
      • Holly, American
      • Hornbeam, American
      • Ironwood, Persian
      • Jacaranda, Green-Ebony
      • Juniper
      • Katsura Tree
      • Larch
      • Larch, Golden
      • Laurel
    • Li–Pa
      • Linden
      • Locust, Black
      • Locust, Honey
      • Magnolia, False
      • Magnolia, Southern
      • Magnolia, Star
      • Maple, Amur
      • Maple, Full Moon
      • Maple, Japanese
      • Maple, Norway
      • Maple, Paperbark
      • Maple, Red
      • Maple, Silver
      • Oak, Pin
      • Oak, Red
      • Oak, Scarlet
      • Oleaster
      • Olive
      • Pagoda Tree, Japanese
      • Palm, Canterbury
      • Palm, Date
      • Palm, Mediterranean Fan
      • Palm, Sago
    • Pe–Si
      • Pear, Callery
      • Pepper Tree, California
      • Pine
      • Pine, Japanese Umbrella
      • Pine, Norfolk Island
      • Pine, Scots
      • Pine, White
      • Pistache, Chinese
      • Plane Tree, London
      • Plum, Flowering
      • Pomegranate
      • Poplar
      • Poplar, Lombardy
      • Redbud, Eastern
      • Redwood, Coastal
      • Redwood, Dawn
      • Sassafras
      • Sequoia, Giant
      • Serviceberry
      • Silk Tree
      • Silver Tree
      • Silver Bell Tree
      • Silver-Dollar Tree
    • Sm-Z
      • Smoke Tree
      • Snowbell, Japanese
      • Sourwood
      • Spruce
      • Spruce, Colorado Blue
      • Spruce, Norway
      • Spruce, White
      • Stewartia
      • Strawberry Tree
      • Sweet-Gum Tree
      • Tree Lilac, Japanese
      • Tulip Tree
      • Tupelo
      • Willow
      • Willow, Desert
      • Willow, Weeping
      • Witch Hazel, Common
      • Yellowwood
      • Yew Pine
  • Shrubs
    • Shrubs (A–C)
      • Abelia, Glossy
      • Agave Species
      • Angel’s Trumpet
      • Arborvitae
      • Arrowwood
      • Azalea
      • Azalea, Kurume
      • Banana, Ornamental
      • Barberry
      • Bayberry
      • Bearberry
      • Beautybush
      • Bird-of-Paradise
      • Bluebeard
      • Boxwood
      • Broom
      • Buckeye
      • Burning Bush
      • Butterfly Bush
      • Camellia, Sasanqua
      • Camelia Species
      • Chinese Lantern
      • Chokeberry
      • Cinquefoil, Bush
      • Cliff Green
      • Coneflower, Rose
      • Cotoneaster, Spreading
      • Cranberry Bush
      • Crape Myrtle
    • D–L
      • Daphne
      • Deutzia
      • Elderberry
      • Enkianthus, Redvein
      • Euryops, Gray-Leaved
      • Fatsia, Japanese
      • Fetterbush
      • Forsythia
      • Fothergilla, Dwarf
      • Fuchsia
      • Gardenia, Common
      • Germander
      • Glory Bush
      • Gold-Dust Plant
      • Heath and Heather
      • Heavenly Bamboo
      • Hebe, Veronica
      • Hibiscus, Chinese
      • Hibiscus, Confederate Rose
      • Honeysuckle
      • Honeysuckle, Tatarian
      • Hydrangea
      • Hydrangea, Oak-Leaved
      • Indigo Bush
      • Jasmine, Orange
      • Jessamine, Night
      • Jessamine, Yellow
      • Juniper, Common
      • Lilac
      • Lily-of-the-Valley Bush
      • Lion’s Ear
    • M–R
      • Manzanita, Common
      • Mock Orange, Sweet
      • Mountain Laurel
      • Myrtle
      • Oleander, Common
      • Orange, Mexican
      • Oregon Grape
      • Pea Shrub
      • Pearlbush, Common
      • Photinia
      • Pine, Mountain
      • Pittosporum, Japanese
      • Plumeria
      • Poinsettia
      • Privet
      • Pyracantha
      • Quince, Japanese
      • Rhododendron
      • Rhododendron, Korean
      • Rock Rose, White-Leaved
      • Rose of Sharon
      • Rose, Floribunda
      • Rose, Grandiflora
      • Rose, Hybrid Tea
      • Rose, Japanese
      • Rose, Miniature
      • Rose, Modern Shrub
    • S–Z
      • Sage, Texas
      • Scot’s Heather
      • Shrimp Plant
      • Smoke Tree
      • Snowberry
      • Spindle Tree
      • Spirea, Vanhoutte
      • Spurge
      • Sumac
      • Sweet Shrub
      • Sweet-Pea Shrub
      • Sweet-Pepper Bush
      • Ti Plant
      • Verbena, Lemon
      • Verbena, Shrub
      • Weigela
      • Winter Hazel
      • Wisteria
      • Xylosma
      • Yew
      • Yucca, Adam’s Needle
    • Cacti & Ferns
      • Apple Cactus
      • Barrel Cactus
      • Barrel (Fishook) Cactus
      • Chin Cactus
      • Christmas Cactus
      • Fox-Tail Cactus
      • Hedgehog Cactus
      • Old-Man Cactus
      • Organ-Pipe Cactus
      • Prickly-Pear Cactus
      • Saguaro
      • Snowball Cactus
      • Hay-Scented Fern
      • Bird’s Nest Fern
      • Holly Fern, Japanese
      • Lady Fern
      • Maidenhair Fern
      • Ostrich Fern
      • Royal Fern
      • Shield Fern
      • Squirrel-Foot Fern
      • Staghorn Fern, Common
      • Sword Fern, Western
      • Tree Fern, Australian
      • Tree Fern, Hawaiian
      • Tree Fern, Tasmanian
      • Wood Fern, California

Christmas Cactus

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Christmas Cactus

Schlumbergera bridgesii (formerly Schlumbergera X buckleyi) (CACTACEAE)

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Planting and Growing Christmas Cactus

You’ll find everything you need to know to plant and grow Christmas cactus in the accompanying table’s tabs:

    • Flowers and fruit of Christmas cactus
    • Growing conditions for Christmas cactus
    • When and where to plant Christmas cactus
    • How to plant Christmas cactus
    • How to shape, prune and control growth of Christmas cactus
    • Watering, fertilizing, and care of Christmas cactus
    • Landscape uses of Christmas cactus
    • Pest and disease control for Christmas cactus

Growing Christmas Cactus

A few cultivars of medium- to slow-growing, semi-epiphytic, arching, spreading, wavy, fleshy, jointed cacti, to 2 ft. (60 cm) tall, with silver, white bristles.

Christmas Cactus Planting and Care Guide

  • Blooms/Fruit
  • Plant Hardiness
  • Soil
  • Planting
  • Care
  • Features

Blooms/Fruit

Flowers and Fruit

Glyph icon cactus in bloom in pot

Very showy, cerise, cherry terminal flowers, to 3 in. (75 mm) long, in winter, form dimpled, oblong, red fruit, to 1 in. (25 mm) long, in spring.

Plant Hardiness

Best Climates

Glyph icon sun and clouds

U.S.D.A. Plant Hardiness Zones 8–11. Tender.

Soil

Soil Type and Fertility

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Damp to dry, well-drained humus. Fertility: Rich–average. 5.5–6.5 pH.

Planting

Where and How to Plant

Planting Cactus Glyph

Open to full shade. Space 18–24 in. (45–60 cm) apart.

Care

Proper Care

Glyph icon Garden Care, watering with hose

Moderate–challenging. Keep damp to dry in spring, evenly moist late spring–autumn, damp to dry in autumn until bloom, then evenly moist until blooms fade. Fertilize monthly. Protect from frost. Propagate by cuttings, layering, seed.

Features

About This Species

Glyph icon saguaro cactus in landscape with sun, desert

Good choice for hanging baskets, containers in tropical and subtropical, woodland gardens and water feature shorelines. Good for holiday decorations, houseplant. Pest and disease resistant.

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