Few plant families are as iconic as the resilient, spiky cactus, thriving in the driest deserts and as well as decorating our ...

We all know cacti store water—but to survive, they migrate their flowers, and so much more. Scientists want to copy the resilient plants' methods to help engineer our future.

As the holiday season comes upon us you may want to decorate your home with some lovely colorful flowering plants. Besides poinsettias, there are holiday cacti that have flowers that may be white, ...

Thanksgiving and Christmas cacti prefer slightly acidic, well-draining soil because it helps plants absorb and retain vital ...

Holiday cacti—the epiphytic plants also known as Christmas cactus, Thanksgiving cactus, or Easter cactus—are known for their ...

But there’s much more to the around 1,850 cacti species than their ruggedness. Here are six surprising facts about this succulent plant family that you may not know. Cacti are often depicted as desert ...

These plants are true members of the cactus (cactaceae) family even though they bear little resemblance to other species of cacti adapted to desert heat: they have photosynthetic stems rather than ...

Have you see holiday cactus for sale in stores this season? This is the time of year when they become readily available. One ...