Echinopsis cactus plants are seen at a plantation in San Ramon de Alajuela, 43 miles (70 km) north of San Jose July 1, 2010. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate OSLO (Reuters) - Almost a third of cactuses are ...

Dozens of saguaro cactuses have died after being relocated to make room for the U.S.-Mexico border wall proposed under former president Donald Trump, and the plants' failing health is sparking concern ...

Cactuses and other succulents (yes, cactus is a type of succulent) are as varied in their needs as different types of landscape trees and shrubs. We can’t help but think of a cactus as just a cactus, ...

At a botanical garden in Phoenix some cactuses can’t take the heat. Record-high temperatures in Arizona, combined with a lack of seasonal monsoons, have caused saguaro cactuses at the Desert Botanical ...

PHOENIX -- Dozens of Arizona’s cactuses are being illegally dug up and sold across the world, with many of the plants ending up in Europe or Asia. “There seems to be an uptick in the rare cactus trade ...

Christmas cactuses are popular houseplants during the festive period that can produce pretty flowers if they're cared for ...

The iconic southwestern plants are made for desert conditions, but climate change means that there is such a thing as too much heat. Reading time 2 minutes Record-breaking heat in Arizona is killing ...

Saguaro cactuses, those iconic, multi-armed pillars of green that stand as prickly monuments to life’s persistence in the harshest climates, may have finally met their match. The Associated Press ...

It's so hot in Arizona's capital that not even the cactuses are surviving. Chief Science Officer Kimberlie McCue with the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix says this record-breaking stretch of heat ...

Succulents, which are plants with fleshy stems or leaves, are ideal houseplants. They have interesting shapes, are relatively pest-free, and thrive in the dry air of a heated home — and on neglect.

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