A 1970s proposal would have brought a 600-foot, neon saguaro cactus tower to Papago Park. Here's why it was suggested but ...

“Nobody wants a two-inch cactus needle to go through them.” Many ecosystems evolved to live with wildfire, but the Sonoran Desert is not one of them. Saguaros have no defense against ...

This easy (but dangerous) interpretive trail through the desert is hiding in plain sight at one of Southern California's most ...

Interest in having cacti as houseplants grew around the world — and so did cactus theft. From the American Southwest to South Africa, desert plants have been targets of plant poaching.

The saguaro cactus is one of the most iconic plants of the American Southwest and can grow to be over 50 feet tall and live for hundreds of years. They are native to the Sonoran Desert and are ...

Originally called the Desert Race, it was also known as the Cactus Derby. These races, which took anywhere from 16 to 35 hours to complete, were a popular spectacle that brought a lot of eyes to ...

Here are three simple steps to follow when learning how to care for a cactus. Live prickly pear plants can be ordered online ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — As Earth Day approaches on April 22, one local business owner is committed to environmental stewardship throughout the entire year. Joe Davidson, the owner of Cactus Joe’s ...

Climate change has made paramount the need to identify food crops that can grow in desert, with little water ... and Mexico for thousands of years, cactus is not routinely a food in most parts ...