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 ...

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 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 ...

Q:I have a pink-flowered orchid cactus about 5 years old and 4 feet long. It is so beautiful when in bloom. Is it possible to divide the plant in half, as it is quite crowded in the container? Also a ...

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 ...

Orchid houseplants can provide many years of gorgeous blooms if cared for in the right way. One orchid owner even claimed that their houseplant has been continuously blooming due to the care they have ...

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 ...

Orchid cacti, like this one housed at a library in Illinois, bloom just once a year. It’s Monday, around 9 o’clock, and the library is locked for the night. Silently, Linda Zellmer appears on the ...