OUTSIDE MY WINDOW on the back deck is a gray glass-topped table, and on the table is a large cactus. It was a birthday gift to me from my wife before she was my wife; we figure it's from 1980 ...

Cactus flowers are showy and usually quite large. ... (8 cm) flowers with their golden-yellow centers make for a spectacular display across the barren Sonoran Desert landscape.

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.

Tony says an effective way to stop your Christmas cactus from turning yellow would be to: 1) Adjust watering schedules to ensure the soil is moist but not soggy. 2) Improve drainage in the pot.

The Christmas cactus. ... 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.

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 ...

Sperry explains not all succulents are cacti, how to control oxalis in Bermuda, plus what to watch out for with pecan trees.