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Queen of the Night in Bloom

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...
Latin American Desert Plants at the Garden

Latin American Desert Plants at the Garden

September 19, 2023

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

Garden Cactus Native to Colombia

September 5, 2023

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...
Lilaeopsis Reintroduced into the wild

Lilaeopsis Reintroduced into the wild

April 12, 2022

Desert Botanical Garden works continuously to conserve imperiled native plants that live in the Southwest region. This year, members of the research staff worked with the Nature Conservancy to reintroduce the federally endangered Huachuca water umbel (Lilaeopsis...
Weather Alert March 16-22: Open earlier, open later: 6 a.m. – 10 p.m.
The Garden will close at 3 p.m. Friday, March 20 for Fund the Farm Celebration
Weather Alert March 16-22: Open earlier, open later: 6 a.m. – 10 p.m.