There are more than 2,000 cactus varieties, and there are a number of different ways to successfully propagate them. Learn how to propagate cactus from cuttings, pads, offsets, or grafting.

Discover how often to water a Christmas cactus, how much, and how to avoid under and overwatering for healthy plants that flower reliably over the holidays.

Lumpy and weirdly shaped plants are a reminder of what can still grow under harsh conditions. A selection of plants from the Cactus Store, a Los Angeles and New York-based creative studio and shop ...

Global breakthrough: for the first time in the world, researchers at Tel Aviv University recorded and analyzed sounds distinctly emitted by plants. The click-like sounds, similar to the popping of ...

The hardy cactus — fond of heat and aridity, adapted to rough soils — might not seem like the picture of a climate change victim. Yet even these prickly survivors may be reaching their limits ...

When thirsty or stressed, plants emit popping sounds undetectable to the human ear, according to research published Thursday in the journal Cell.

The Santa Barbara Cactus and Succulent Society held its annual show and sale the day before Mother's Day. Plants for sale and on display filled the Santa Barbara Women's Club off Mission Canyon Road.

The adventure began humbly enough. Three friends with diverse backgrounds in art and design decided to share their passion for rare plants by opening a cactus store in the Los Angeles neighborhood ...

The plants for which Rilée Leblanc, the “cactus doctor,” cares so passionately are in the midst of a renaissance in Arizona, but homeowners’ knowledge has not kept up with the trend ...

The pencil cactus will grow a few small, sporadic leaves at the tip of the branches. This plant uses its green stems and branches to photosynthesize. Like other Euphorbias (poinsettias included ...

Here are some ways to relieve the discomfort and treat skin abrasions from plants that sting and itch.

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.