{"id":146,"date":"2011-04-24T18:34:50","date_gmt":"2011-04-25T01:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/photosbygarth.com\/wordpress\/?p=146"},"modified":"2022-04-14T09:34:35","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T16:34:35","slug":"desert-botanical-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/photosbygarth.com\/wordpress\/desert-botanical-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Desert Botanical Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"

Desert Botanical Garden<\/h2>\n

April 23, 2011<\/p>\n

Today we visited the Desert Botanical Garden<\/a> in Phoenix, AZ. I love to see the cactus in bloom and there is a great butterfly exhibit in the Spring and Fall here. We went with our good friends Laurie and John and had a very good time exploring this great Botanical garden.<\/p>\n

\"Boojum<\/p>\n

This odd looking Boojum Tree (Fouquieria columnaris<\/a>) is about thirty feet (10m) tall.<\/p>\n

\"Butterfly<\/p>\n

Here is a montage of some of the many photos I took in the butterfly tent (which is approximately 100 feet long, 25 feet wide and 20 feet tall, made of netting with lots of plants and misters).<\/p>\n

\"tall<\/p>\n

I think these are Organ Pipe Cactus but they have a very odd bloom that is very fuzzy.<\/p>\n

\"Chollo<\/p>\n

This is a Cholla cactus (sometimes spelled Chollo, but pronounced choya) which is backlit by the sun to create this startling effect.<\/p>\n

\"Cylindropuntia<\/p>\n

Another shot of the Cholla Cactus (Cylindropuntia Fulgida<\/a>) in the Desert Botanical Garden.<\/p>\n

\"chollo<\/p>\n

Cylindropuntia fulgida is also known as the hanging chain cholla, or the Jumping cholla<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"more<\/p>\n

The chollo cactus or cholla cactus is very pretty, but you do not want to touch it. Stay away!<\/p>\n

\"Chilopsis<\/p>\n

I was surprised to see this Bignonia like flower on the Desert Willow Tree (or Chilopsis<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\"humming<\/p>\n

This humming bird’s wings are moving so fast they are just a blur in this photo.<\/p>\n

\"Joshua<\/p>\n

This is one of the tallest Joshua Trees (Yucca Brevifolia<\/a>) I have ever seen.<\/p>\n

\"Mammillaria<\/p>\n

I loved all the little flowers on this group of Mammillaria<\/a> compressa cactus.<\/p>\n

\"Fouquieria<\/p>\n

Although not a great picture of this Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens) cactus<\/a> in bloom, I love the sky behind it. Other names for this plant are desert coral, coachwhip, Jacob’s staff, and vine cactus, although it is not a true cactus.<\/p>\n

\"Prickly<\/p>\n

Here is a beautiful yellow bloom on a Prickly Pear<\/a> cactus. This plant is also know as Opuntia, nopales or paddle cactus.<\/p>\n

\"Prickly<\/p>\n

Another Prickly Pear Cactus in bloom. Notice the bee in the top right flower.<\/p>\n

\"Prickly<\/p>\n

Another bee in a Prickly Pear Cactus bloom.<\/p>\n

\"orange<\/p>\n

I like these orange colored Prickly Pear cactus blooms<\/p>\n

\"Giant<\/p>\n

These giant saguaro<\/a> (pronounced suwaro which rhymes with borrow) cactus are always impressive. The scientific name is Carnegiea gigantea.<\/p>\n

\"Saguaro<\/p>\n

This odd looking Saguaro Cactus is about thirty feet tall.<\/p>\n

\"Cardon<\/p>\n

Although I thought this was another Saguaro Cactus I now think it is actually a Card\u00f3n cactus, Pachycereus pringlei<\/a>, sometimes spelled Cardon cactus or Cordon cactus.<\/p>\n

\"Saguaro<\/p>\n

Another massive Saguaro Cactus with an interesting deformed limb.<\/p>\n

\"saguaro<\/p>\n

Here are some Saguaro cactus posing in front of the fascinating Papago Butte<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Saguaro<\/p>\n

Here is a stump from a long dead Saguaro cactus.<\/p>\n

\"Saguaro<\/p>\n

Another shot of a Saguaro cactus in front of the Papago Buttes<\/a> in Phoenix, AZ.<\/p>\n

\"Yucca<\/p>\n

I found these young Yucca plants in bloom surrounding the stump of a fallen Joshua Tree very interesting.<\/p>\n

Please\u00a0contact me<\/a> about prints or any other use of these photos.<\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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