Tag: cactus
Central Arizona Cactus and Succulent Society Celebrates 50th Anniversary
The Central Arizona Cactus and Succulent Society is celebrating its 50th anniversary on November. Many of its founding members were Desert Botanical Garden volunteers. Bob Moulis and Henry Triesler organized the first get together of those interested in forming the...
The Most Strange Cactus in the Garden
Razor sharp spines. Plants that cut themselves to creep along the ground. Cactus with mutations! At Desert Botanical Garden, guests will encounter several ‘creepy’ cactus species throughout the trails. Learn more about some of the Garden’s cactus species with spooky...
Garden Researchers Describe 6 Agaves Domesticated by Southwestern Indigenous People
In the paper, “Pre-contact Agave Domesticates—Living Legacy Plants in Arizona’s Landscape” published in the Annals of Botany, Garden researchers Wendy Hodgson, Andrew Salywon and volunteer Jane Rosenthal describe six rare domesticated agave species whose clones...
