The popularity of cacti and succulents has made these once-specialty plants widely available and introduced a new generation ...

Spending more time at home is the perfect excuse to spruce up your space. Whether you’re already a “plant parent” and have an indoor greenhouse in your apartment or are a beginner when it comes taking ...

Three small cacti in pots on a windowsill, all of them are leaning far towards the right and looking sick - Anton Novikov/Getty Images Whether you're keeping an indoor cactus or an outdoor one, ...

Most cacti found in the deserts of California produce large, showy flowers. In fact, I would argue the contrast between impressive blossoms on an otherwise hostile-looking plant is what makes cacti so ...

Walnut Creek’s Ruth Bancroft is a national authority on drought-resistant gardening. Twice a month she and her staff share their knowledge with readers. Astrophytum is a small genus in the Cactus ...

A small, little-known cactus found in Organ Pipe National Monument west of Tucson faces a "high and immediate" threat of extinction, says the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in proposing to protect it ...