Cactus likes it in FULL sun, NO water and HOT, HOT, HOT. You have to mimic the desert environment conditions in order for the cactus to thrive for long periods of time. When the shrubs next to it ...

Over the last five years, researchers have found that the death rate for saguaros in the Phoenix area jumped from 1% to 2% ...

The cacti arrive in buckets and cardboard boxes, in truck beds and plastic cups. Some are prickly green knobs smaller than a fist; others are saguaros a few feet tall—miniature versions of the ...

A group of cacti species native to a remote Chilean desert has been poached to near extinction, thanks in part to social media crazes continents away. According to a new report from the ...

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. Even the ...

“I think storytelling is part of the appeal,” says Christian Cummings, 43, a partner in the Cactus Store with Carlos Morera, 38, and Max Martin, 36, who founded the business with the architect ...