Cactus Plants

Easter Flowers

Easter Corsage

A beautiful orchid corsage is perfect to dress up an Easter outfit.

Energy of Flowers

See Jayme Barrett explain the floral energies in the video. Read more ...

Flower & Plant Info & Photos

Cactus Plants

Cactus Plants

PDF

Print

E-mail

Cactus Common names: cacti

Description: More than 2,500 varieties of cacti exist. Some popular varieties are pincushion, powder puff, rat-tail, prickly pear, bunny ears and golden barrel cacti. Cacti grow in many sizes and forms, but all have thick, fleshy, green stems. Most have sharp needles, but some are covered with hair-like fibers. Cacti live for several years, and some flower each season.

Special care: These plants are hardy and occupy minimum space, making them ideal houseplants. Give plants six to eight hours of bright, direct light each day. Additional sun may burn plants. Water plants thoroughly, but allow soil to dry between waterings.

Ask your florist about plants.

Flower Meanings

Orchid = Delicate Beauty

Orchid Flowers

See more Flower Meanings.

Floral Designs

Sensuous Floral Designs

Robust reds and purples, hot pinks and spicy oranges are at the soul of this dynamic floral feeling. Consider a sensuous floral arrangement for a very special evening or an elegant dinner party – anywhere you want to feel magnetic and extravagant.

Aboutflowers.com is the information resource on flowers, florists, plants and gifts.

Aboutflowers.com features photos and images of flowers, floral arrangements, bouquets, floral designs and plants, as well as tips on flower and plant care, a comprehensive list of flower meanings, the latest flower holiday statistics and numbers, flower design trends, sample card messages, flower gift-buying advice and a directory of local florists.

Aboutflowers.com offers flower gift and decorating and entertaining ideas for all occasions, including Christmas, Hanukkah, Mother's Day, Valentine's Day, Thanksgiving, Easter, Secretaries Week and Administrative Professionals Week. Brides-to-be will find tips for wedding flowers, including bridal bouquets, ceremony and reception flowers and advice for working with a wedding florist. Sympathy flowers help comfort a relative, friend or associate who has lost a loved one. Aboutflowers.com also features get-well flowers, prom flowers, and tips for ordering flowers and sending flowers to a man, and ideas for flowers for every room of your home.

Florists have always known that flowers make people happy, and now scientific research proves flower power. Aboutflowers.com highlights university research proving the emotional and behavioral benefits of flowers and plants. Rutgers research shows that the presence of flowers triggers happy emotions, heightens feelings of life satisfaction and affects social behavior in a positive manner far beyond what is normally believed. Another Rutgers study demonstrates that flowers ease depression, inspire social networking and refresh memory as we age. A Harvard study reveals that people feel more compassionate toward others, have less worry and anxiety, and feel less depressed when fresh cut flowers are present in the home. And a Texas A&M study demonstrates that workers' idea generation, creative performance and problem-solving skills improve substantially in workplace environments that include flowers and plants.

Aboutflowers.com is hosted by the Society of American Florists, the U.S. floral industry trade association.

Visit www.nationalfloristdirectory.com to find a local SAF member florist to send flowers, roses and gifts for delivery.