Alluaudia procera, often called the Madagascar Ocotillo, is a unique and striking succulent native to Madagascar's arid ...

Many people assume that the prickly ocotillo plant — sporting bright red blooms at this time of year — is a type of cactus. But it’s not. A plant fact sheet prepared by the Arizona-Sonora ...

There’s Ocotillo Salt Company, which makes beer salt infused with chile powder, so named because the color combination reminded co-founder Joe Robertson of the plant’s blooms. The ocotillo is ...

Ocotillo blooms are abundant, but cactus flowers are scattered for now. More of them will be showing up in the coming weeks. Contact reporter Doug Kreutz at [email protected] or at 573-4192.

1 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground’s (YPG) Environmental Division has planted native trees and cactus around the iconic Big Guns along Highway 95. Passerby will ...