A mature Senita cactus can produce upwards of 3,000 flowers during the 3- to 5-month blooming season. The Senita moth, Upiga virescens, specializes in the pollination of the cactus' blooms.

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.

T he Christmas cactus — also known as Schlumbergera — is a beauty like no other. Commonly ranging in shades of red, pink, and even orange, this bloom is one you'll want to snap up and add to ...

Also discovered in the 1800s was the Christmas cactus. The ancestors of today’s Christmas cactus were discovered in Brazil in 1819. Their botanical name is Schlumbergera, named after Frédéric ...

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 ...

Question: We have a cactus plant on our place that I have not seen anywhere else in central Texas. The flowers are bright yellow with wine-red centers, but very sparse —only one flower blooms at ...

Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Hedgehog Cactus has red to brown flowers that grow in a ring around the stem; zones 6-11. Red Butte Garden featured Water Conservation Garden is designed to ...

She extols several plants currently blooming in her garden whose flowers are in the fiery color spectrum that stretches from yellow to orange to red. The plant she is most enthusiastic about is a ...