Welcome to the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix, Arizona

Outdoor Seating In The Gardens

Saguaro, The Monarch of the Desert

Garden Path

Saguaro with Papago Buttes in the background.

Cactus Fruit

Prickley Pear with Fruit

Closeup of Prickly Pear Fruit

Barrel Cactus

Small Cluster of Cactus

Cactus Fruit and Flower

Santa Rita Prickley Pear

Arizona Barrel Cactus

Ocotillo

Organ Pipe Cactus

Desert Views

Cow Tongue Prickley Pear

Prickley Pear Along Garden Path

Cluster of Small Cactus

Cluster of Small Cactus

A Wierd Twisted Cactus

Century Plant

Organ Pipe Cactus

Preserved Area of the Garden

Branching Saguaro

Saguaro and Palo Verde

Palo Verde

Ramada

Desert Diversity

Multiple Branching Saguaro

Branching Saguaro

Another Saguaro with Papago Buttes in Background

Cactus Wood

Variety of Prickly Pear

Specimen in the Sybil B. Harrington Succulent Gallery

Pancake Plant

Sant Rita Prickly Pear

Group of Barrel Cactus

Cactus Flowers and Buds

Barrel Cactus With A Twist

Collection in the Sybil B. Harrington Cactus Gallery

Teddy Bear Cholla

Yellow Cactus Flower

Cactus Flower

View toward buttes in Papago Park.

The purplish coloration is produced in response to cold or drought.

This cactus blooms in August and September.

One of the first unique desert plants to pique my interest. I can hardly wait to photograph one when it blossoms in the spring.

Foreground: organ pipe cactus beside a saguaro without any branches.

Saguaros when young need protection of other trees to be able to surive to become monarchs of the desert.

Green trunks of the palo verde tree.

Shelters like this ramada were constructed by the Native Peoples as places to rest and work.

The larger saguaros can hold up to 1,500 gallons of water.

Saguaros usually branch at the same level.

A succulant like I gave away from my Florida collection.

Another photo of the striking purple cactus.

Don't be fooled, these cactus are not cuddley.

The photos in this gallery were from my very first visit to the Desert Botanical Gardens. Just think of the different prespectives a repeated tour will bring.