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 ...

The ORCHID cactus might be called the Cinderella of the garden world. Most of the year the plant, with disheveled, arched, trailing branches, is easy to ignore. But from February through June, ...

A. The orchid cactus is a beautiful flowering plant that does not fit the typical idea we associate with cacti. The Epiphyllum orchid cactus is a rain forest dweller, not a desert inhabitant. This ...

Epies do best in filtered sunlight under a tree, against north- or east-facing walls, or in a shade structure. They need protection from frost. They can be planted in hanging baskets or pots. Some ...

Cacti are associated with two things: being easy to care for, and having painful spines. With this houseplant, though, there's no worry about the latter.

I've had an orchid obsession for the last 20 years, and then Fred Whitley gave me a division of an orchid cactus (epiphyllum) from one he'd been given by the late Lucille Sharp. The flower on this ...

Inga and Werner Opitz had given up on their flowering cactus. It hadn’t bloomed in 16 years. “We were so upset,” said Inga, 89. “We were ready to throw it out.” The north Everett couple bought the ...

QUESTION: A beautiful white flowered plant blooms at night in our yard. Its thick flat leaves grow more than a foot long. What can it be and how can I start more plants? ANSWER: This evening delight ...

This is the time of the year when anybody who has a tropical cactus is amazed at the mass of blooms. Four species of these fleshy plants that belong in the cactus family bloom during the cooler months ...

REDLANDS – “Enchanting Epiphyllums” will be the program presented by Gerry Mattijetz, landscaper and grower, at the April meeting of the Redlands Horticultureal and Improvement Society. The ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This Monday, March 10, 2014 photo shows an easy to grow, flamboyant red orchid cactus, in New Paltz, New York. (AP Photo/Lee Reich ...