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Chuparosa | A Plant for Every Season

Chuparosa | A Plant for Every Season

March 9, 2021

When driving through the desert or walking the paths at the Garden this time of year, feast your eyes on the red blossoms of the Chuparosa (Justicia californica). This native plant grows along the washes of Southern Arizona, but is also a terrific addition to a home...
The Hunt for a Four Leaf Clover

The Hunt for a Four Leaf Clover

March 9, 2021

St. Patrick’s Day is fast approaching on Wednesday, March 17. One of the most prominent traditions associated with the holiday is the wearing of the shamrock and the color green. When the Irish moved to new parts of the world and couldn’t find shamrocks, they wore...
Activity | Wild & Unusual Plants

Activity | Wild & Unusual Plants

March 1, 2021

Wild & Unusual Plants | Seek and Find The desert is full of strange and amazing plants that are adapted to survive and thrive in extreme living conditions. Head to the Garden or search your neighborhood to find some of the most bizarre plants of the Sonoran...
December Ecoflora Challenge | Spot Spurge

December Ecoflora Challenge | Spot Spurge

December 8, 2020

Join the December EcoQuest: Spot Spurge Find and map as many sandmat spurge plants (Euphorbia sect. Anisophyllum) as possible. Poinsettias (Euphorbia pulcherrima) are often a botanical highlight of the holiday season, but this month we are taking a look at one of...
November EcoQuest Challenge | Broom Bloom

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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