FROM WIKIPEDIA:

Desert Botanical Garden is a 140-acre botanical garden.

Founded by the Arizona Cactus and Native Flora Society in 1937 and established at this site in 1939, the garden now has more than 50,000 plants in more than 4,000 taxa, one-third of which are native to the area, including 379 species, which are rare, threatened or endangered.

Desert Botanical Garden has been designated as a Phoenix Point of Pride.

Our time at the gardens was greatly enjoyed!! The gardens are so HUGE we didn't even see it all. Something to motivate a return. We were impressed with the collections of agave and cholla, favorites of ours. Also the prickly pears.

After visiting the Butterfly exhibit in Victoria Canada, the exhibit here seemed small, with fewer species and far less area. But it was well done and offered a nice representation of plants as well.

Our only regret with our visit was not seeing the chollas, prickly pear, and other cactus species in bloom. A delayed winter season has caused the delay of blooms as well. MORE reason to return in the future.

We also were excited to see new-to-us species of birds in the gardens! Enjoy!