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

This particular desert is laden with infamous ... to film amongst the spines of the cholla cactus! The spines are everywhere - both on the plants and the ground, so no matter where you sit or ...

Many desert plants are built to protect their water stores, and none are better defended than the cactus. Filming in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, can be a painful experience, especially when ...

Cactus plants are associated with heat and sun thanks to their ability to withstand harsh desert climates with minimal rainfall. But these hardy succulents, native to regions throughout North and ...

Fertilizing Christmas cactus plants is key to getting the best blooms. Christmas cactuses bloom in winter, when the days grow cool and short. While low light levels trigger flowering, fertilizing ...

Anton Brugger stands in his cactus nursery in Almeria ... Additionally narco-tourists are mining desert regions for small, psychotropic peyote plants and so feeding the market for mind-altering ...

The Green Valley Gardeners will feature Mark Sitter, a popular expert on cacti grown in our region, at a seminar on Tuesday, Jan. 21 in Quail Creek.

HABITAT: The Pima pineapple cactus grows in semi-desert grassland and Sonoran Desert scrub ... it is sparsely distributed and averages less than one plant every four acres. BREEDING: The flowers of ...

While desert cactuses are commonly fertilized with ... You can use this same fertilizer schedule for any holiday cactus plant, including Easter and Thanksgiving cacti. Fertilizing schedules ...

The saguaro cactus is a distinctive icon of the American Southwest, found only in the Sonoran Desert. This towering plant, which can grow up to 60 feet tall and live for more than 200 years, is the ...