Queen of the Night in Bloom

March 5, 2026

In its native desert Southwest range an elusive cactus grows beneath creosote bushes, ironwoods and other desert shrubs. For most of the year the plant is hard to recognize. Its gray stems look like dead sticks and blend into the surrounding vegetation. But for one...

Celebrating 85 Years of the Garden:Secret Pollinators of the Sonoran Desert

March 19, 2024

Home to more than 4,000 plant species and 550 animals, the Sonoran Desert is the most diverse desert in the world. It’s beautiful array of colors and thriving plants would not be possible without pollinators. They help transfer pollen from male flower parts (stamen)...

Celebrating 85 Years of the Garden:85 Plants in Bloom

March 4, 2024

Desert Botanical Garden is continuing to celebrate its 85th anniversary with a stunning array of desert blooms. Below are just a few blossoming flowers from our desert natives and plants guests are likely to find out on the trails. Explore the kaleidoscope of blooms...

November EcoQuest Challenge | Broom Bloom

November 10, 2020

This EcoQuest is focused on desert broom (Baccharis sarothroides). Find and map as many desert broom as possible. As a bonus, see if you can also find great purple hairstreak butterflies (Atlides halesus). It’s that time of year, when desert broom starts to bloom,...

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Queen of the Night in Bloom

Celebrating 85 Years of the Garden:Secret Pollinators of the Sonoran Desert

Celebrating 85 Years of the Garden:85 Plants in Bloom

November EcoQuest Challenge | Broom Bloom