The best of us have had to debate Christmas cactus vs prickly pear when taking a second look at the new houseplant we've just ...

It may look pretty in bloom, but don’t be fooled—its blossoms stink, and so does its invasive ways!

The seemingly futuristic method of airborne pollination is the brainchild of the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology ... toward the pistils of pear flowers and examined pollination ...

The Italian businessman is far from alone in seeing the potential of the plant, whose cultivation is expanding in hot and dry regions around the world. "As an industry, cactus pear production is ...