Under a tent shrouded in shade cloth at the Desert Botanical Garden, a place known for its showy cactus displays and wildflower blooms, sits a curious collection of inconspicuous plants that could be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At a botanical garden in Phoenix some cactuses can’t take the heat. Record-high temperatures in Arizona, combined with a lack of ...

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Saguaro cactuses, those iconic, multi-armed pillars of green that stand as prickly monuments to life’s persistence in the harshest climates, may have finally met their match. The Associated Press ...

The iconic southwestern plants are made for desert conditions, but climate change means that there is such a thing as too much heat. Reading time 2 minutes Record-breaking heat in Arizona is killing ...

It's so hot in Arizona's capital that not even the cactuses are surviving. Chief Science Officer Kimberlie McCue with the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix says this record-breaking stretch of heat ...

A plan to rescue damaged saguaro cactuses and help restore a wildfire burn scar was unveiled last week by a coalition of government agencies, non-profit groups and businesses. The coalition intends to ...

The Christmas cactus is one of the most beautiful plants we use to decorate for the holidays. And, yes, even though these plants don’t possess spines, they are true cactuses. With proper care, they ...

Cactuses sure give Arizonans a lot to talk about. From towering Saguaros that are not what they look like, to a cactus looking like a couple kissing, to stunning flowers that bloom en mass for only ...

At a botanical garden in Phoenix some cactuses can’t take the heat. Record-high temperatures in Arizona, combined with a lack of seasonal monsoons, have caused saguaro cactuses at the Desert Botanical ...