Fred Katterman Collection at Desert Botanical Garden
In 2014, Desert Botanical Garden received an extraordinary gift from Fred Katterman. He donated his private cactus collection consisting of more...
How Plants are Named
Having the opportunity to name a plant is highly regarded in the plant field. Plants are still beingdiscovered all over the world, including in...
History of Desert Botanical Garden’s Plant Sale
The first Plant Sale at Desert Botanical Garden debuted in 1976 and was called the Unusual Plant Sale of Unusual Plants. It took more than a year of...
The First Plants at the Garden
On December 12, 1939, the first formal planting occurred at the Garden with plants from the personal collections of the founders, Gustaf Starck and...
Garden Scientists Find an Endangered Arizona Orchid
Photos by Eirini Pajak Orchids are a well-known to most people for their beauty. They grow on every continent except Antarctica, and the blooms of...
Cactus: Fifth Most-Threatened Group of Living Things
Coral reefs are known to be endangered. Images of colorless coral, vacant of living creatures, paired with pleas to help preserve the reefs, have...
Monarch Butterflies and Milkweeds
Monarch butterflies are spotted in Arizona between October and April. While monarchs are not in Arizona year-round, the state is in the migration...
