Cacti are a sort of succulent, but a succulent is not always a cactus. Find out more about this tropical plant and discover some amazing facts. Most plants get rid of litres of water every day, by ...

The houseplant that blooms during the holidays can live for more than 100 years and is often passed down from generation to ...

There are a few different types of holiday cacti, two of the most popular being Christmas and Thanksgiving. Both cacti flower ...

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.

A Harris's antelope squirrel amongst the spines of the cholla cactus, where it painstakingly searches for cactus fruit - one of the only sources of moisture around. Whilst filming the amazing ...

During the summer months, while the cactus is resting, it can live in a shadier spot. Christmas cacti need different amounts of water throughout the year. For example, during the flowering season of ...

According to the National Parks Service, saguaro cacti are supposed to live anywhere from 150 to 175 years long. Some plants may even live to be over 200.

Though they belong to the cactus family, Christmas cacti are native to rainforests, not deserts. In their native home in Brazil, Christmas cacti grow as epiphytes in the crooks of tree branches. For ...

There’s even an Easter cactus that blooms in spring. Emma Phelps is an Editorial Fellow who covers lifestyle, beauty, and food content for Southernliving.com.She also works on Southern Living's social ...