A colorful plant in full bloom is a great gift for any person on your holiday shopping list. While the poinsettia remains the most popular blooming plant for the holiday season, one of the most ...

This tropical cactus needs moisture to grow its spaghetti-like draping stems The Spruce / Kara Riley Rhipsalis, also commonly known as mistletoe or coral cactus, is a tropical lithophytic (growing on ...

Description: Christmas cactus plants are one of the most familiar plants readily available during the holiday season, but that doesn't mean they aren't unusual and exceptionally beautiful. Native to ...

Holiday cacti—the epiphytic plants also known as Christmas cactus, Thanksgiving cactus, or Easter cactus—are known for their ...

Ask any nongardener to name their favorite epiphyte, and they will probably look at you as if you have Spanish moss growing out of your ears. Epiphytes, sometimes referred to as "air plants" because ...

Epiphytes represent an important element of the tropical flora and are widely distributed across vascular plants. Despite this diversity, however, little is yet known of the evolutionary history, ...