Flowering cacti are popular indoor plants, and while the obvious choice to give as a gift at this time of year is a Christmas ...

This Prickly Pear Syrup recipe walks you through step-by-step how to make this delicious simple syrup for all your dessert ...

The use of Nopal cactus supplements has been increasing recently due to the possible health benefits they could provide. The Nopal, also known as the prickly pear cactus, hails from the Americas ...

Home security doesn't have to look utilitarian; use native plants with protective elements to upgrade your landscape and ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Cochineals are tiny bugs that live on prickly pear cactuses. The acid in their guts makes a red dye used in textiles, cosmetics, and foods like M&Ms and Yoplait yogurt.

On the same visit, Trillo found prickly pear cactus in the produce section, which has great cultural significance as a food staple in Mexico. She began to wonder whether the plant, called nopal in ...

Using a macro lens, Karine captured the flurry of activity as a buzzing ball of cactus bees spun over the hot sand on ... then wait out the year until next spring. As soon as the prickly pear and ...

"It's delicious" We are at the annual New Mexico Prickly Pear Festival with vendors selling mocktails, syrups, jams and more, all made from the ruby fruit clustered on cactus across the Southwest ...

In nature, plants such as poison ivy and the prickly pear cactus are additional threats. Ferrell recommends carrying a comb to remove cactus spines from your pet's body and bringing antibiotic ...