The Sonoran Desert ecosystem is “only” about 10,000 years old, meaning it’s inherently unstable, Lata adds, with a blend of species still sorting out hierarchy and patterns. Some are adapted ...

Elevate your houseplant game with the ultimate desert cactus – how to grow prickly pears indoors in 3 simple steps. Story by ...

He demarcates further an empire of cactus: “At 106,000 square miles (11,300 in California), the low desert of the Sonoran Desert, of which the Colorado is a subset, is more associated with ...

Tania Hernandez points to baby saguaro cactus growing in her office at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix on June 28. Caitlin O’Hara/for NPR hide caption toggle caption ...

Now, almost seven years later, Sligar's High Desert Vodka has hit stores and restaurants across Austin with the help of prickly pear cactus from a ranch in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. "It truly is a ...

In the Sonora Desert in Arizona, the saguaro cacti grow tall and live long. One cactus known to locals as “ Strong-Arm ” stood more than 40 feet high and had 34 arms. Strong-Arm lived an ...

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.

Joe Davidson, the owner of Cactus Joe’s, a nursery located off Blue Diamond Road in the southwest Las Vegas valley, has been creating an oasis for desert plants and wildlife for decades.