Garden Beauty
Care And Maintenance of Holiday Cactus
As the holiday season draws closer, keep your eyes peeled for a super special cactus that steals the show this time of year: the Holiday cactus.
Holiday Flowers and Greenery
Bracts are the red flower-like petals you might find on a poinsettia, but they are specialized leaves. Look closely at the center of the bracts, and you will see small flowers. Poinsettias are in the Euphorbia family related to succulent euphorbias.
History of Las Noches de las Luminarias
Desert Botanical Garden’s longest-running tradition is Las Noches de las Luminarias (Luminaria). On a cold December night back in 1978, volunteers and staff worked to light 700 luminarias and welcome 600 guests for a one-night experience at the Garden. The idea for...
Latin American Desert Plants at the Garden
Desert Botanical Garden is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by highlighting a few desert plants in its collection. Apart from agaves and cactus, the Garden has many desert plants native to Latin American countries. Mexico alone has a rich diversity of agaves and...
Garden Cactus Native to Colombia
Did you know out of the 4,400-plant species in the Garden collection 16 hail from Colombia and one is actually from Gertrude Webster’s personal collection. Learn more about five Colombian cactus at the Garden. Intertwined and nestled on the ironwood tree in...
Queen of the Night in Bloom
In its native desert Southwest range, an elusive cactus grows under creosote bushes, ironwoods and other desert shrubs. For most of the year, the twiggy-looking cactus is unrecognizable, looking like dead grey sticks. But for one summer night, the queen arrives,...
