You can start your succulent and cactus collection with cuttings of existing plants or with a pre-built variety garden.

Stacy Tornio has authored more than 15 books about animals, nature, and gardening. She is a master gardener and master naturalist. Also called angel’s wings or polka-dot cactus, this cute plant is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As you journey through these desert landscapes, you'll see why cacti have become such powerful symbols of endurance and survival, ...

In a recent review published in Foods, researchers described promising features of using cactus in the food sector, addressing the plant's functional, nutritional, and sustainable qualities. Cacti ...

The words "wildlife trafficking" might evoke images of elephant ivory, rhino horn or lion claws. But perhaps less is known about the spike in demand for — and the illegal trade of — a well-known ...

This question of why some branches of the tree of life explode into thousands of species, while others remain small, has shaped evolutionary biology since Charles Darwin. My colleague and I have ...

This summer’s extreme heat endangers cacti in Arizona suffering from dehydration and heat stress. When dehydrated, saguaro cacti lose strength, and can drop an arm or completely topple over. The ...

Extreme summer heat are causing some saguaro cacti to struggle and die. Experts believe asphalt and concrete could be preventing the plants from cooling down at night, effectively suffocating them.

In Arizona, even resilient cacti are falling over and dying thanks to the blistering heat that has taken hold of the state for the better part of the last month. Reuters reported on Tuesday that the ...