cactus

Describes the first 100 years of the saguaro cactus as it grows from seed to adult plant in the hot, dry desert of Arizona and provides food and shelter for the desert animals.

Describes cactus types, their environment, growth, uses, and home cultivation. Includes recipes and a list of desert gardens, museums, and natural areas of the Southwest where one may observe cacti.

Clementina discovers a delightful surprise in the prickly skin of the cactus.

A packrat, carrying fruit from the giant saguaro, is chased by various desert animals and inadvertently helps spread the cactus's seed. Includes information on saguaros.

Describes the characteristics of 188 varieties of cactus and other succulent plants, and explains how to buy, grow, propagate, and use them in a number of decorative schemes.

A brief introduction to cactuses with an illustrated list of related words.

Describes the characteristics and life cycle of the giant saguaro cactus that grows in Arizona's Sonoran Desert.

Explains how cactus plants survive in the desert where there is very little water.

Describes the life cycle of the giant cactus, the saguaro, which grows only in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona and Mexico.