http://www.blog.cactusjax.com Cactus, Succulents and Cacti Plants Information Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:50:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Scientific research suggests that cacti evolved somewhere in the last 30 to 40 million years. A long time back the Americas were joined to other continents but after the continental drift became divided. Unique species of plants evolved in the New World and  must have developed after the continents had ... http://www.blog.cactusjax.com/cacti-general/evolution-of-the-cactaceae-family/ Agave deserti (Desert Agave) is an agave native to desert regions in southern California and Arizona. Agaves, in general, are called century plants with reference to the amount of time it takes them to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 50 years depending on the growing conditions and the ... http://www.blog.cactusjax.com/types-of-cacti/desert-agave/ We can name the following desert cactus species: Ariocarpus, Carnegiea, Cephalocereus, Echinocactus, Ferocactus, Opuntia, and some others. When we hear the word ‘desert' we usually imagine the Sahara with its scorching sand-dunes devoid of any vegetation. But the soil of stony deserts in Central and South America is very rich in all ... http://www.blog.cactusjax.com/types-of-cacti/desert-cactus/