Pincushion cactus (Mammillaria grahamii) goes by many names, and is likely to be blooming during the spring, and also the late monsoon, with a flowering season spread out from April to September.

”Does it have flowers?” the newcomer to cactus culture often asks, meaning, ”Will it flower for me?” The answer, of course, depends on the newcomer. Many cacti are easy to raise and with proper care ...

Blake Wellard holds a middle-aged cactus in his hand, its long tendrilous roots dangling a foot and a half below the clod of desert dirt in which they are, purposefully, still enmeshed. The freelance ...

Steve Bowdoin is the Ethel M Cactus Garden’s garden curator — and self-proclaimed pincushion. Since September, Bowdoin and his team and have been stringing holiday lights on the garden’s cactuses, ...

It’s cacti harvesting time in Tucson and even though you may think you need to wrap yourself in a suit of armor — which could be handy against any snakes you may encounter — you can probably get by ...