A: Ocotillos are planted much like any other shrub. Select a spot that will allow for the mature size of the plant and in an area with like plants that have similar water needs to make irrigation ...

A hummingbird flying on a sunny day - Spondylolithesis/Getty Images While hummingbird feeders may draw these magnificent, fluttering birds to your yard, you may also be looking for native plants that ...

Q: I just purchased a retirement home in Joshua Tree and LOVE the ocotillo plant. I’m reading about the care and cultivation of them, but one thing perplexes me: which side is the south side and which ...

Clark Moorten explained the mystery of the ocotillo early one morning at his garden. "Fouquieria splendens can drop their leaves and re-grow them ten times a year. New leaves will appear just 72 hours ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The Madagascar ocotillo (Alluaudia procera) is a distinctly different succulent. The deciduous, spiny shrub has small leaves and a stem that ...

Veteran desert biologist Jim Cornett was astonished to see a bright yellow and black caterpillar munching on a spiny ocotillo plant one late March day. Normally the razor-spiked plants would not be ...