It's is easy to remember genus Ferocactus if you think ferocious-cactus. The species are distributed over Southern California, Baja and Arizona are fabulous in the wild and even better tended in our ...

Looking for something interesting to do this summer? Hillside Desert Botanical Gardens might pique your interest — or prick your fingers, if you don’t heed the warnings. Plan a visit to this local gem ...

The hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus engelmannii) is a lovely small native cactus that has spectacular blooms. It comes in a number of varieties in the wild. The flowers are usually hot pink, 2-3 inches ...

BOISE, Idaho — Even if you don’t consider yourself much of a gardener, here’s something that anybody can successfully make and grow. Garden master Jim Duthie shows us how to put together an indoor ...

If you’ve never eaten what some call a cactus apple, you’ve likely seen one. It’s the ruby red fruit that sprouts from prickly pear, or opuntia, cactus. These seemingly unapproachable fruits are part ...

Key PointsA Thanksgiving cactus needs darkness, cool nights, and limited watering for six weeks before the holiday to bloom on time.Because it’s a rainforest plant, steady moisture, good drainage, and ...

The city has earmarked $60,000 for the renovation of the cactus garden at Pearson Park to bring it back to its heyday when it was tended to by several parks department employees, including Rudy Boysen ...

Answer: Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera bridgesii), a hybrid plant and member of the cactus family, is known for blooming during the holiday season here in the northern hemisphere. The showy flowers ...

Now that spring is here, it's time to enjoy the flowers, even those from prickly plants. The El Paso Cactus and Rock Club will have its Garden Tour 2022 on April 9. El Pasoans are invited to visit ...

Permian High School art teacher Luis Trejo Fuentes is seeking cactus donations for the campus’ outdoor garden. Contributions have started coming in, but the garden is large, so the more the merrier.

An American desert icon is dying off in the southwestern United States. Experts say record-setting summers and intense droughts in Arizona are causing a well-known succulent to struggle. The saguaro ...