Many hummingbird-attracting plants require regular watering and moisture, but this flowering succulent is perfect for those ...

Just as many wildflowers are beginning to fade, cactus blooms are showing up a bit early to keep deserts around Tucson colorful. Among the early bloomers are red and yellow cholla cactus flowers ...

Just like the prickly pear cactus, the bloom of this Staghorn cholla (Cylindropuntia versicolor) can be a variety of colors, including various shades of red, yellow and green.

To test whether beetles in cactus flowers was a single curious observation or a common occurrence, I searched other cactus flowers and found them in every prickly pear, claret cup and fishhook cactus ...

The saguaro blossom is Arizona's state flower. The blossoms crown the iconic cactuses each spring. Here's why they were picked and how to see them.

Perhaps cactus flowers are indeed bad girls because they must lure few and far away pollinators in the parched desert. This takes a very bright dress, potent cologne and a sweet reward.

What most people do not know is the flowers on poinsettias are the little yellow parts in the center. The red, and other colors, of poinsettias are leaves.

A cholla cactus in bloom brings red highlights to the spring landscape. Various cholla species can produce flowers of multiple hues.

A Christmas cactus mystery, sauerkraut cabbage, and eggshells for plants In today's Fielding Questions column, Don Kinzler says a reader's cactus has started producing seed pods.

Keep an eye out for Arizona's iconic saguaro cactus flower as its blooming season is here for the early months of the summer.