The columnlike stems of the organ pipe cactus grow from a base just above ground level. These water-storing stems can grow to a height of more than 25 feet (7.6 m) and the largest stems will have ...

Over the years it becomes clear that a number of different Cereus-group cactus produce nearly identical white flowers. Not all of them do well in our low desert, though. Buy only proven bloomers ...

I had not traveled more than two miles into the park when I saw a Cottontop Cactus along the road. I had plenty of time and so stopped the car and walked over to the cactus. Low and behold, it was ...

Just as many wildflowers are beginning to fade, cactus blooms are showing up a bit early to keep deserts around Tucson colorful. Among the early bloomers are red and yellow cholla cactus flowers ...

The hedgehog cactus is a great xeriscape plant with beautiful blooms which attract pollinators. It's native to the southwester deserts of the U.S. and Mexico and doesn't require supplemental watering.

Desert spinystar (Natalie Burt) My checklist this spring includes catching subtle blooms in a teddy bear cholla forest, spotting the cheerful pink blossoms of a fishhook cactus and getting my ...

You might say I backed into my relationship with cactus. As aclueless kid, my inattention was a painful introduction to theprickly plants of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. A Jumping Chollasoon had… ...

This cactus, scientifically known as peniocereus greggii, can start to bloom from May to late July. Brian Rasmussen, curator at the University of Arizona campus arboretum, said a few individual ...

Among spring blooms noted in his book are purple Canterbury Bells, California Buckwheat, Bigelow Coreopsis, and hot pink Beavertail Cactus blooms.

The Senita cactus (Lophocoreus schottii) is one of the multi-stemmed columnar cacti found in the Sonoran Desert of northern Mexico and Baja California. Their stems can grow to be 15 feet (4.6 m ...

High Desert rain this week comes just in time for spring bloom season. Here are the top places to photograph spring wildflowers in Southern California.