It's essentially a big rare beautiful potato ... More from News NYC's Cactus Store offers a wide range of unusual plants for sale, but their rarest is a Haageocereus tenuis, listed for sale ...

The prickly pear cactus has a big network of shallow roots, which can quickly soak up lots of water when it rains. The ocotillo plant only grows leaves after it has rained - as soon as the soil ...

How Much Water Does a Christmas Cactus Need? The answer depends on how large the plant is and the container size. Larger plants will need much more water than young, small cacti. In large ...

They do require some patience and knowledge about their growth habits and needs, but are fun to have in one’s collection.