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.

A mature Senita cactus can produce upwards of 3,000 flowers during the 3- to 5-month blooming season. The Senita moth, Upiga virescens, specializes in the pollination of the cactus' blooms.

Bearing the state flower of Arizona, the saguaro cactus remains an essential part of the Sonoran Desert’s identity. The 40-60 foot-tall saguaro and its fruit are great natural resources for both ...

Ocotillo blooms are abundant, but cactus flowers are scattered for now. More of them will be showing up in the coming weeks. Contact reporter Doug Kreutz at [email protected] or at 573-4192.

That was not the only Cottontop cactus flower I saw that morning. I drove another mile, found another Cottontop and it, too, was in bloom. By the time I reached 29 Palms, I had found fourteen in ...

Around age 50, the cactus starts growing arms, which also flower. ... The Sonoran Desert ecosystem is “only” about 10,000 years old, meaning it’s inherently unstable, ...

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 ...