ABC15 Meteorologist Ashlee DeMartino talked with the Desert Botanical Garden during the Saguaro Census 2025 to get an update ...

Cacti are tolerant to drought and hard to kill, making them ideal for aspiring gardeners whose thumbs are more black than green. But for them to thrive, they require a special kind of soil.

Arizona's saguaro cacti, a symbol of the U.S. West, are leaning, losing arms and in some cases falling over as record-breaking extreme heat consumes the state, plant researchers say. "These plants ...

The saguaro cactus is the official state flower of Arizona ... They help to protect the plant from animals and reduce water loss by shading the stem. • Many species of cactus are endangered ...

PHOENIX, July 25 (Reuters) - Arizona's saguaro ... which has over 2/3 of all cactus species, including saguaros which can grow to over 40 feet (12 meters). Plant physiologists at the Phoenix ...

It's so hot in Arizona's capital that ... tolerate anything below freezing. If a cactus plant is exposed to temperatures that are too cold for its species, it can suffer damage.

The rapid decline of the species could signify a similar fate for other plants. A type of tropical cactus native to the Florida Keys has become the first species in U.S. history to become extinct ...