In Mexico, September means chiles en nogada season. But one key ingredient, a candied barrel cactus called biznaga, is now ...

Our region’s cacti are adapted to dry, hot conditions and thrive where many plants cannot. Cacti have lost their leaves and developed fleshy, photosynthetic stems containing water-storing pulp. Cactus ...

As the demand for poached cactus on the international black market grows, the Phoenix garden seeks to educate the public on ...

A visit to Kakteenland Steinfeld, in Germany’s southern wine region, feels like stepping into the desert and the tropics at ...

Years ago, I had one of those spineless cacti that once a year splash colorful flowers out the ends of their flat, arching stems. Such plants are usually named for when they are supposed to bloom: ...

Cactus plants are infamous for being easy to look after. They are the go-to plants to grow for beginner gardeners who don't have their green thumbs yet, but that doesn't mean that they are ...

Find out how to get your Christmas cactus to bloom in time to enhance your holiday decor. Christmas cacti require 12 hours of darkness for about eight weeks to form flower buds for holiday blooming.