It’s a paradox that plants as spiky and homely as cacti produce such spectacular flowers. Prickly-pear, one of the showiest of the cactus family, blooms in the prairies, mesas and foothills of ...

The prickly pear threatened native flora for decades but was only declared a weed when it had become so dense and thickly spread that it posed a problem for landholders. Even these days, conservation ...

Prickly holly leaves are a traditional Christmas ... from National Research Council of Spain (CSIC) in Seville. "In plants this is often seen in eye-catching changes to leaves and flowers related ...

Let the ivy trail down the sides of the container. Buy some small red carnations, which last well, and insert the flowers into the foam amongst the greenery. Holly and ivy have been treasured for ...

Many people think that English ivy (Hedera helix), and other ivy plants in the genus, are romantic. Universities, such as Harvard where Boston ivy grows on buildings, look attractive with ivy ...