You're scrolling through social media to see a beautiful plant captioned as a prickly pear and suddenly think, 'that looks an awful lot like my Christmas cactus.' Closer inspection of your Christmas cactus and you're left questioning which plant you really have growing in your home.
If you relate to this scenario, don't worry. The best of us have had to debate Christmas cactus vs prickly pear when taking a second look at the new houseplant we've just bought, as these two statement plants have a very similar appearance. Even if you have already taken time to decipher whether you have a Christmas cactus or Thanksgiving cactus, you might still not have spotted your plant is actually a prickly pear. You might have also been fooled if your prickly pear has been getting along fine when receiving Christmas cactus care, as the two's care requirements only differ slightly.
