Set in Southern California, my HO scale layout includes a Southern Pacific train order office surrounded by a desert scene. Although this arid landscape has sparse vegetation, my scene needed two ...

You’ve been told it’s one of the easiest plants to care for. But now, two months into Plant Parenthood, you’re convinced the internet lies! That spiky little cactus is starting to look a little ...

I have a pet cactus, and his name is Earl. The truth is: I love Earl. In fact, I get along with him better than I do with the majority of people. Unlike humans, Earl doesn’t talk back or expect ...

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Christmas cacti, otherwise called schlumbergera, are known for their trailing leaves and vibrant blooms that flower around ...

A cactus is typically viewed as the ultimate hands-off, fuss-free, impossible-to-kill plant. So, you can imagine our horror ...

Q: What is the “rash” on my cactus that I’m seeing? A: I believe that’s just older growth. Older streaks are from the accumulation of suber, or corky tissue. These “rashes” also may happen when a ...

Genie Uebelacker of Clackamas wrote weeks ago to tell me her mistletoe cactus ( Rhipsalis baccifera ) was blooming for the first time in more than 40 years. That's news. However, her email got buried.

Soon I’ll trek into the Mojave Desert, once again chasing cactus colors: strawberry hedgehog cactus on spiky gray columns, pale yellow pencil cholla flowers at sunset. I’ll return in May to see ...