Tag: cactus
Is Saguaro Cactus Fruit Edible?
Photo by Michael Searcy Ripening in the hottest, driest time of the year, saguaro fruit provide important moisture and nutrition to animals and insects in the Sonoran Desert before the summer monsoon rains. With each saguaro able to produce an average of 150 fruit,...
DLS Onsite & Online
Stay Cool and Dig In Summer heat is coming in ‘hot’, but don’t let that dissuade you from developing your landscape toolbox. Onsite courses are back this June or stay cool at home with DLS online. Whether you are new to the desert or experienced in desert...
Queen of the Night Cactus Flower and Her Hawk Moth
Following a perfumed path in the night, hawk moths in the desert of Southern Arizona find the queen of the night cactus blossom held aloft on what appears to be a dead stick. The skinny cactus stems grow from a large tuberous root that weighs more than 40 pounds. The...
