Two poorly placed cacti more than 50 years ago have turned into a full-scale invasion. It's prompting calls for people to dispose of their cacti safely to avoid a very prickly problem.

A cactus group made up of more than 30 species, Copiapoa are found only in Chile. They grow a mere centimetre each year in scorching, breathtaking desert conditions by absorbing the local evening ...

Encompassing parts of the Rio Grande Basin, the Chihuahuan Desert, and the Chisos Mountains, it’s a “biological crossroads,” VandenBerg says, so “Big Bend has more species of cactus ...

I paid a lot of attention to those words because I already had a big — make that a giant interest in growing these fascinating plants that seemed to defy the worst of abuse and still kept on growing, ...

Most plants get rid of litres of water every ... cooler than outside. The prickly pear cactus has a big network of shallow roots, which can quickly soak up lots of water when it rains.

The population of the Key Largo tree cactus has been wiped from the Florida Keys. While scientists are now working on a potential restoration, more species will likely see similar fates as climate ...

“All cacti are succulents ... to those words because I already had a big — make that a giant interest in growing these fascinating plants that seemed to defy the worst of abuse and still ...