Long spine Barrel Cactus, Ferocactus rectispinus This species is named for its "erect" spines that can exceed 4 inches long. It's a curious native of Baja, endemic to the mountain areas there that ...

Arizona’s iconic saguaro cactus is flowering “wrong” — and no one knows why For the first time in recorded history, the cactus that blooms from its tips is suddenly blooming from its sides ...

The saguaro cactus blossom is Arizona's state flower. Why is the saguaro blossom Arizona's state flower? Arizona has about 51 native cactus species, but the saguaro is likely the most well-known.

Give Christmas cactus lots of indirect light year-round, and don't allow the soil to dry out too much once flower buds form.

MONTY DON: Cactus makes perfect, just keep your desert flowers cool and dry. By MONTY DON FOR MAILONLINE Updated: 17:30 EDT, 7 January 2011 ...

The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens.

A saguaro doesn’t start flowering—providing a vital food source and reproducing—until it’s more than 35 years old. Around age 50, the cactus starts growing arms, which also flower.

Arizona's state flower is finally in bloom, but it won't last long. Here's where to go near metro Phoenix to see the saguaro cactuses blossoming.

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