Other June events Fairyslipper and coral root orchids bloom on moist, north-facing slopes in the foothills. In March, we mistakenly wrote that yellow lady’s-slipper orchids occur in Boulder County.

The fruit prickly pears produce can easily be mistaken for Christmas cactus flower buds. After all, they are similar colors and shapes. But, you can pay attention to when your plant blooms to spot ...

The prickly pear blossom, along with the cotton boll, lost out to the bluebonnet in the 1901 contest for state flower. In more recent years, the cactus has gained a greater fan base, including the ...

Reader Photo: Prickly pear, dappled with snow, in Temecula. By Sean Greene . ... Trimble spotted bits of snow balanced on a prickly pear cactus. She captured the image with a Canon 60D.

A bright yellow prickly pear flower stands out against the plant’s purple pads. Photos by Doug Kreutz / Arizona Daily Star Red cholla blooms brighten the deserts around Tucson in April and May.

Note: A prickly pear paddle can live up to two years after cutting from mother before it becomes so dehydrated it dies. In the California missions, paddles were planted in a line to start prickly ...

A prickly pear cactus, photographed at Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware. In a world of increasingly powerful hurricanes and other rising climate threats, those with vested interests in promoting ...

News flash: If you’re new to succulents, beware the prickly pear. It is the one cactus that strikes fear into every desert gardener, and now the drought has made these cacti available far and wide.

What to plant that will not just survive but cherish record days of scorching heat and humidity? Ladies and gents, meet a variety of northern, cold-tolerant outdoor cactus, the eastern prickly ...

George Weigel A colony of prickly pear cactus in flower. Q: I have a prickly pear cactus that started out in a pot, but the pot broke one winter, and the plant has been growing in the ground since.