Tucson Botanical Gardens experts have enlisted one of the most potent security forces around — Mother Nature.

Many people assume that the prickly ocotillo plant — sporting bright red blooms at this time of year — is a type of cactus. But it’s not. A plant fact sheet prepared by the Arizona-Sonora ...

Volunteers try to focus on salvaging four types of native plants: ocotillo, yucca, agave and cacti. These are the ones that do best being transplanted. "It’s a shame when all these things get ...