Arizona
Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix
February 2010
Desert Botanical Garden opened in 1939 in Phoenix’s Papago Park, established by local conservation advocates seeking to protect and interpret desert plants. The 140-acre property includes 55 acres under cultivation and more than 50,000 plant displays, with particularly extensive collections of cacti, agaves, and other desert-adapted plants.
Photographed in 2010, the garden documents the diversity of cultivated desert vegetation and the small animals that use this habitat. The institution combines public display with botanical research and conservation. It currently reports 4,818 species in its living collection and 520 rare and endangered species in its care. Desert Botanical Garden is also an official Phoenix Point of Pride.
