1. Agave: Agave plants are iconic desert succulents with rosette-shaped leaves and sharp spines. They come in various sizes and colors, adding dramatic focal points to the garden. 2. Aloe Vera ...

These plants are incredibly drought-tolerant and can thrive in harsh desert conditions. To grow agave, plant it in ...

Just two days ahead of Earth Day 2025, Sunnylands is inviting the public to explore the beauty of the desert at its annual ...

Desert plants may have to go without fresh water for years at a time. Some plants have adapted to the arid climate by growing long roots that tap water from deep underground. Other plants ...

Arizona's iconic Saguaro cactus is dying off at an intense rate with the Desert Botanical Garden saying nearly 20% of their ...

Yet the Desert Botanical Garden is home to thousands of species of cacti, trees and flowers from all around the world. The garden's brightly colored plants sharply contrast the Sonoran Desert's ...

In March 2024, the park volunteer, Deb Manley, shared photos of the flowers — which measured 1 to 3 inches (2.5 to 7.6 centimeters) across and were poking out from between desert rocks — to ...

A hot desert is often covered in sand and the plants and animals that live there are adapted to live in very hot and dry conditions. Wow! It looks like it hardly ever rains here. Incredibly ...

To add to their struggles: Across this desert, a long history of oil drilling and a new boom in fracking have left hundreds of sites where plants have been completely wiped out, and the soil ...

These sandstorms may be short-lived, but lethal, even to desert-adapted plants that have evolved many ways to survive sandblasting. Too much exposure to the razor-edged particles carried in the ...

See the fruits of spring in the vibrant blooming flowers! The Desert Botanical Garden has a new indoor exhibit that features ...

Since most iguana species live in the Americas, biologists have long debated how they could have arrived on the remote ...