Cactuses and other succulents are as varied in their needs as different types of landscape trees and shrubs. We can’t help but think of a cactus as just a cactus, but they are not all the same ...

Christmas cactuses are not only easy and reliable to rebloom, but the plant will get larger and more spectacular each year. These wonderful, long-lived plants are even sometimes passed down from ...

Q: I recently bought a 40-year-old home surrounded with cactuses, some common and some exotic. With much effort, I rehomed all of these big boys. But the front yard has an awesome focal-point, a ...

Cactuses are native only to the Americas, having evolved 60 million years ago when upward-pushing mountains transformed the then-lush tropical climate of the western Americas to desert.

Cactuses are native only to the Americas, having evolved 60 million years ago when upward-pushing mountains transformed the then-lush tropical climate of the western Americas to desert.

Question: Do all cactuses grow in full sun, or do some need protection? Answer: I put this question to Scott McMahon, our cactus collections manager at the Desert Botanical Garden.

Cactuses are native only to the Americas, having evolved 60 million years ago when upward-pushing mountains transformed the then-lush tropical climate of the western Americas to desert.

Even Phoenix’s Cactuses Can’t Beat This Summer’s Record Heat The iconic southwestern plants are made for desert conditions, but climate change means that there is such a thing as too much heat.

Christmas cactuses will grow the ‘most prolific blooms’ when watered with 1 item It turns out it is not only easy to care for a Christmas cactus, but you only need one simple item to get it to ...

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