You might have also been fooled if your prickly pear has been getting along fine ... produce can easily be mistaken for Christmas cactus flower buds. After all, they are similar colors and shapes.

consider the many ways to eat prickly pears. Also known as cactus pear, this delectable desert fruit grows on shrub-size cactus plants, and can be enjoyed raw, cooked, and juiced—once you get ...

Many desert plants are built to protect their water stores, and none are better defended than the cactus. Filming in ... I found myself sitting on prickly pear too many times to recall, and ...