In terms of how to grow prickly pears indoors, while they are mostly low-maintenance, there are specific requirements and ...

Here’s everything you need to know to plan a trip to Saguaro National Park. While the Grand Canyon may be Arizona’s most well ...

Botanist Gustaf Starck rallied people passionate about preserving desert plants with a sign outside his Scottsdale ranch.

But the only secluded shady spots in the desert are often right next to a cholla cactus, so contact is inevitable! But even worse was the array of dislodged pads on or in the ground already ...

There are two main groups of cacti - the desert cacti (usually covered in spines), and the jungle or rainforest cacti (often without spines and most are epiphytes). Choose the right cactus for the ...

Visitors who arrive mid-February through mid-June will see an abundance of blooming cactus just begging for attention. – Jill Schildhouse The desert may seem like the last place you'd expect to ...

This section of the Sonoran Desert near the border between Arizona and Mexico features massive cacti, colorful birds and rock arches. An International Biosphere Reserve and a federally designated ...

“The Sonoran Desert is unravelling before our eyes ... spike), pyramid pigtoe mussel and four distinct populations of the foothill yellow-legged frog. Cactus ferruginous pygmy owls are generally less ...

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