The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens.

A huge tornado was seen twisting over a field south of Gary, South Dakota, on June 28, as severe storms swept the area. The twister was on the ground for over 30 minutes and clipped at least one house ...

Nothing says welcome to my home quite like a beautiful plant (or many!) in the foyer. If you’re looking for the best indoor ...

The investigators at Debunked reveal whether you can safely drink water from a cactus in the wild.

Night-Blooming Cereus Credit: Getty Images Usually grown as a houseplant, a night-blooming cereus is a perfect addition to a container in a warm, humid, summer Southern moon garden. An erect, ...

Cacti might look like tough, spiky warriors of the plant world — but don’t be fooled. Come monsoon, they turn into total drama queens. One unexpected downpour, and you’ll find your cactus ...

The Queen of the Night cactus is one of Sarasota’s Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ crown jewels, drawing close to 400 people last year to witness its one-night-only birth of spectacular blooms.

That the plant survived the storms of the fall is surprising. Above, night and day with the cereus cactus. Photos by Ellen Cornwell “It has a lower salt tolerance than other plants,” said Joyce, of ...

Several different species of the columnar cacti of the genera Stenocereus and Pachycereus, were introduced into different semi-arid ecozones in Israel and most of these efforts were of disappointing ...

Lye Yin Fong The plant is botanically known as Cereus hildmannianus. Its common names include Apple Cactus and Queen of the Night. It produces large flowers that open at night and its fruit are ...