The golden barrel cactus may be endangered in Mexico, but the plant has found new life north of the border as a top accent in low-water landscapes. Sometimes called mother-in-law’s cushion, the golden ...

It's is easy to remember genus Ferocactus if you think ferocious-cactus. The species are distributed over Southern California, Baja and Arizona are fabulous in the wild and even better tended in our ...

MEXICO CITY — Even though it's illegal, bars of acitrón are stacked in nearly every stall at the Merced market in Mexico City. They look like lemon bars. But they're pieces of barrel cactus that have ...

Gardeners are often fascinated by the Golden Barrel Cactus (Echinocactus grusonii), which has unique characteristics as feature plants in the landscape. First, these are the only common plants that ...

Golden barrel cactus (Echinocactus grusonii) is a good-looking and colorful plant. These cacti are perfectly round when young but elongate as they mature, taking on the barrel shape for which they are ...

Old television programs and movies have made the California barrel cactus famous. For years the media touted it as a provider of life-saving water for lost and weary travelers. The legend was based on ...

And it's in their spines — rigid, hooked and cage-like around the cactus. The ferocactus emoryi in particular caught our eye (and not just because its scientific name sounds like a Harry Potter spell) ...

Q: Attached is a picture of a barrel cactus in our yard that has begun to turn brown in recent weeks. This is the third one to do this in the last six to 12 months. What might be causing this and what ...

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