Did you know there are mysterious insect eggs potentially in your backyard? Take a look at these oddly shaped, colorful eggs that might have escaped your notice! Check out the chart below and see if you can find in your own backyard with your family. Explore our...
The event showcases CASS’ 50+ year collaborative relationship with Desert Botanical Garden. Dorrance Hall will contain a display of over 400 fantastic plants demonstrating the talent and ability of club members to raise and cultivate cactus and other succulents...
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...
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...
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...