The plant's striking form and vibrant flowers make it an eye-catching addition to any desert landscape! Prickly pear cactus ...

Imagine standing under a midnight sky in the heart of the Sonoran Desert, surrounded by towering saguaro cacti. The air is ...

Think the desert is all dust and cactus? Think again. One local musician-turned-plant whisperer is hitting all the right ...

Arizona's iconic Saguaro cactus is dying off at an intense rate with the Desert Botanical Garden saying nearly 20% of their ...

Visitors who arrive mid-February through mid-June will see an abundance of blooming cactus ... flowers from all around the world. The garden's brightly colored plants sharply contrast the Sonoran ...

A newly discovered plant found by a national park volunteer in the Texas desert is a small, fuzzy flower that pokes up between rocks. With its limited range, this species could be threatened by ...

You can find the occasional festivity that pays admiring homage to these gorgeous growers, the remarkable botanical life that can go for lengthy stretches without serious rain. The Living Desert ...

A: There are two types of cacti – desert types and forest types. Desert cacti are very hardy and thrive in full sun, low water, and good drainage. Christmas (and Easter) cacti are forest cacti and are ...

Many desert plants are built to protect their water stores, and none are better defended than the cactus. Filming in the ... At the top of each plant sprout dozens of swollen barrel-like buds ...

This plant has no stem or leaves ... can store 5,000 litres of water Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea), Sonoran desert, Arizona. A mature saguaro can store 5,000 litres of water.

EVERY CACTUS IS A POEM, and we don't simply mean the beautiful and ethereal names that have been bestowed upon so many of these sometimes prickly and always ravishing plants. The earthy hues ...