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Silver Torch Cactus care

The silver torch sactus (Cleistocactus straussii) is a strikingly beautiful columnar cactus. I have a lot of them growing in […]

If you’d like a unique-looking and easy-to-grow cactus that stays relatively small, I’d suggest the Opuntia quitensis Johnson’s hybrid. Read

Recently, I bought a small columnar cactus. Uniquely, it has long white hairs covering the top and side of the

I often see the paper spine cactus (Tephrocactus articulatus var. papyracanthus) offered for sale in the garden centers of many

One day, I noticed that my Opuntia cactus had a few pads covered with a white, sticky substance. To me,

I used to have four golden barrel cacti (Echinocactus grusonii) in front of my house—they were over 40 years old.

The saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) epitomizes the Old West. It gets big, it’s tough, and it can take the heat.

Ten years ago, I bought an eight-inch organ pipe cactus (Stenocereus thurberi). Today, it is over 10-feet tall and has

The Peruvian apple cactus (cereus repandus) can grow large and make a striking visual statement in your landscape. I have

Fishhook barrel cactus has edible fruit Recently, my fishhook barrel cactus (Ferocactus latispinus) produced flowers, and from there, went on