And frankly, nothing tops cacti in that department. Although cacti developed their slew of spines and bristles to minimize evaporation loss in arid climates and defend against thirsty animals ...

I paid a lot of attention to those words because I already had a big — make that a giant interest in growing these fascinating plants that seemed to defy the worst of abuse and still kept on growing, ...

After thousands of rare Chilean cacti were found in the house of an Italian collector, a years-long trial slowly unravelled ...

As a group, succulents are easy to care for because they are drought-tolerant. They need water, but not it as often as do many other plants.

Their beautiful flower grows between the leaves. Some species of agave plants (succulents not cacti) are also called Needle and Thread plants because the spiny tip and stringy leaf margin can be ...

Cactus ferruginous pygmy owls are named for the saguaro cactuses ... These tiny owls have become synonymous with wild Sonoran Desert: Endangered Species Act protections for the owl initiated a new era ...