Discover eight of the most outstanding plants in the desert today. Native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona and Mexico, the saguaro cactus stands tall and proud, a sentinel of the desert landscape.

A favorite native plant for landscaping is the prickly pear, which is one of the best desert plants. 'Our coast prickly pear ...

The view from the patio is shifting as Las Vegas residents embracing xeriscaping after the summer of 2024 left behind ...

Botanist Gustaf Starck rallied people passionate about preserving desert plants with a sign outside his Scottsdale ranch.

Winter residents often ask which plants, besides cactus, will best tolerate cold desert nights and yet survive hot summers ...

Yet the Desert Botanical Garden is home to thousands of species of cacti, trees and flowers from all around the world. The garden's brightly colored plants sharply contrast the Sonoran Desert's ...

The Desert Botanical Garden, an oasis nestled among the red rocks of Papago Park, turns 86 in February. The idea for a desert garden came from a small group of Valley-based advocates in the 1930s.