The intense heat in recent Arizona summers is taking a toll on the smaller saguaro cactus. The survival of saguaro seedlings ...

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

Joe Davidson, the owner of Cactus Joe’s, a nursery located off Blue Diamond Road in the southwest Las Vegas valley, has been ...

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

Yet the Desert Botanical Garden is home to thousands of species of cacti, trees and flowers from all around the world. The garden's brightly colored plants sharply contrast the Sonoran Desert's ...

Some cacti spines are nearly 15cm (6in) long. Boerhavia repens is a desert plant which can germinate, grow, produce flowers and ripen seeds in the space of ten days after it has rained.

Desert plants may have to go without fresh water for ... Other plants, such as cacti, have special means of storing and conserving water. In existing deserts, some species are in peril because ...

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 ...