Key PointsPlants like ocotillo and catmint thrive in July heat with little water.Drought-tolerant picks like mesquite and ...

This ocotillo on Jim Cornett’s cottonwood fan ocotillo study site in Joshua Tree National Park has had its bark removed by thirsty antelope squirrels trying to reach the moist wood beneath.

Style & Design From Tattoos to Tea Towels, the Ocotillo Is Everywhere Right Now With its sprawling branches and red blooms, the desert plant is certainly beautiful. But that doesn’t explain its ...

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 ...

The Madagascar ocotillo drops all its leaves at the same time in the fall. After they fall, do not water the succulent; in its native habitat, it is drought-deciduous.

Q: I am planning on planting ocotillo before the end of this monsoon season; any advice/instruction?

The layoffs come after the company announced plans to reduce its workforce in an attempt to save $10 billion in 2025.

Intel will receive less in CHIPS Act funding than initially reported, but did snare a $3 billion defense department contract since the funding was announced.

Question: I have a recently planted ocotillo. It is tied together by wire. When should I cut the ties? Also, I heard that I should spray the plant with water frequently. What’s frequently?

High in elevation and low in humidity, the desert plays home to spiky ocotillo plants, blinding dust storms, and fragrant green chili farms.

Brisket hash at Ocotillo is a brunch dish you’ll crave all day long The new West End spot revives an old fave from its sister restaurant, Terlingua.

The lodge was named after the Ocotillo plant, a blooming cactus-like tree with woody, thorny limbs, prevalent in the southwest and Mexico.