Orange Holiday Cactus in basket

The multitude of orange blossoms on this easy-care Holiday Cactus brings a warm glow to your holidays. The plant looks especially charming nestled in a natural brown basket—perfect for seasonal decorating and thoughtful gifting. The flowers will last through the holidays and beyond. Plants arrive fully budded and ready to bloom. Shipped in a 6" woven basket.

Please note: This is a different species than the true Christmas Cactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi).

Holiday Cactus, blooming around traditional winter celebrations in the Northern Hemisphere, are true cacti—succulent perennial plants that store water in their flattened stems (they have no leaves). Schlumbergera is a genus of just a few species and many hybrids, growing not in the desert, but rather, epiphytically on trees and rock outcrops in the shade of jungles on cool coastal Brazilian mountainsides. S. truncata, with pointy stem segments resembling lobster claws, is the Thanksgiving Cactus. The true Christmas Cactus (S. x buckleyi), with scallop-edged stems, is an 1840’s hybrid between S. truncata and S. russelliana. Countless hybrids between the two expand the range of flower color and bloom time. Clusters of tubular flowers emerge from buds that form when triggered by cool nights and short days. Their native habitat makes plants well-adapted to low light levels indoors.

For more information on growing Holiday Cactus, click Growing Guide.