Cactus soil is faster-draining than regular potting soil and contains inorganic materials like coarse sand, pumice, gravel, grit, and perlite to prevent the plants from becoming waterlogged.

Yet the Desert Botanical Garden is home to thousands of species of cacti, trees and flowers from all around the world. The garden's brightly colored plants sharply contrast the Sonoran Desert's ...

A new study finds that the Sonoran Desert’s iconic cactuses are suffering, not only from prolonged drought but also from ...

Sometimes those “plant by” dates can be surprisingly flexible. Q: I have a Christmas cactus that has finally dropped all its flowers. I’d like to put it outdoors, but I don’t want to kill it.

NYC's Cactus Store offers a wide range of unusual plants for sale, but their rarest is a Haageocereus tenuis, listed for sale on their website for $250,000.Gifted to the store's owners by a ...

Where once they were a rarity among the manicured lawns of Southern California, now they are a staple in yards and office ...

Plants have long been used in traditional medicine ... Despite its thorny outside, the cactus is much loved in Palestine. The plant can flourish in dry, harsh conditions, and is renowned for ...

Eager to browse cacti and succulents that thrive in this Mediterranean weather? The annual Exhibition of Cacti and Other ...