Desert Botanical Garden - Phoenix, Arizona
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The Desert Botanic Garden in Phoenix!
I captured this crested saguaro before I entered the park. This particular saguaro can be seen along the roadside leading to the parking lot. |
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This is known as an Octopus Cactus. The official name is Stenocereus Alamosensis and it can be found in desert areas in western Mexico. |
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Now I should mention that I live in Colorado and was traveling through the state of Arizona. I was slowly bicycling through the Phoenix metropolitan area and had a free afternoon to wander about the botanic garden. I really enjoyed the warm weather and took so many photos! :) |
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Nice! |
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Special thanks to Pete in Tempe, AZ, a member of the botanic garden who got me in for free as his guest.
Oh and that interesting "cactus tree" is known as a Toothpick Cactus, Stetsonia Coryne. It grows commonly areas in South America. |
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Plenty of saguaros.
Other saguaro pages on this site:
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Myself posing with these huge golden barrels! :p) |
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Ahhhhh ... the organ pipe cactus. This is, by far,
my favorite cactus among them all.
Other pages with the organ pipe cactus:
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Quite a fuzzy prickly pear. |
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Chollas. |
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Helpful information about barrel cacti and water. |
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I think this is my favorite picture. Arizona is such a beautiful state! |
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An inspiring quotation about the desert. |
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Probably in the barrel family. |
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Check this out! There is a prickly pear growing on the side of this large saguaro. See it? :) |
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Looking at fruit hanging from a type of cholla. |
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Sunlight reflects nicely on this purple tinted prickly pear.
It was a fantastic day to be in the Arizona desert! Note: Photos and commentary were provided by Steve Garufi, who visited Phoenix, Arizona in February 2008 as part of his bicycle ride across America. |
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