On Wednesday, Dec 28, 2016 I visited the
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (ASDM) exterior of Tucson for the
seventh time. Over the years I've larn quite familiar amongst the park, but at that topographic point is in addition to then much that changes from twelvemonth to twelvemonth that I ever notice something novel to larn excited about. Plus, who could ever larn tired of such a view:
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| View from the Vista Ramada close the entrance |
Founded inwards 1952, the ASDM encompasses 97 acres of Sonoran Desert westward of Tucson, 47 of which are developed. According to their
website, at that topographic point are “two miles of walking paths, sixteen private gardens, 1,200 native flora species in addition to 56,000 private plants.” Judging from the demographics I typically see, I’d tell most visitors, especially families, come upwards for the animals (a novel aquarium opened inwards 2013). But I'm certain at that topographic point are others similar me who are at that topographic point for the plants.
It was by in addition to large cloudy during my see although the Sun did construct an occasional appearance. This made for interesting photographs. The calorie-free was real "wintry," every bit yous tin sack come across here:
There are a lot of photos inwards this post, in addition to they are inwards the social club inwards which I took them. I exclusively had a yoke of hours because I arrived inwards the middle of the afternoon in addition to the commons unopen at five pm. This meant that I wasn't able to produce the
Desert Loop Trail.
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| This is how I volition decorate the Mexican fighting shipping service cactus inwards my front end yard side yesteryear side Christmas |
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| A mutual sight, but I volition never larn tired of it: fishhook barrel (Ferocactus wislizeni) in addition to ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens) |
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| Octopus agave (Agave vilmoriniana) |
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| Agave colorata with real pronounced banding. I wishing my specimens looked similar that. |
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| Agave cerulata, likely var. dentiens |
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| Agave shawii |
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| Aloes aren't native to the New World but somehow they jibe correct inwards at the ASDM |
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| Baja tree ocotillo (Fouquieria burragei) |
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| Queen Victoria agave (Agave victoria-reginae) |
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| Slipper flora (Pedilanthus macrocarpus) |
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| Flower stem of octopus agave (Agave vilmoriniana) packed amongst hundreds of bulbils |
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| Each bulbil is a clone of the woman nurture plant. When they're large enough, they only drib to the solid pose down in addition to many of them root. |
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| Mescal edible bean or Texas mount laurel (Sophora secundiflora), an attractive shrub or minor tree amongst pea-like flowers in addition to large white seed pods |
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Agave ×arizonica, a naturally occurring hybrid betwixt 2 species native to Arizona, Agave chrysantha and Agave toumeyana var. bella. It's 1 of my favorite minor agaves, in addition to I maintain to survive baffled yesteryear how uncommon it is inwards cultivation. It's slow to grow in addition to it offsets (albeit sparingly),. |
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| Agave ×arizonica |
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| Ocotillo against stucco wall |
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| Strawberry hedgehog (Echinocereus brandegeei). I recall the Castilian cry is hilarious: casa de rata, rat house. |
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| Juvenile organ pipage cactus (Stenocereus thurberi) |
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| Tufted eve primrose (Oenothera caespitosa) |
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| Two saguaro stems amongst a bird's inwards between |
One department of the ASDM I peculiarly similar is the
Agave Garden. I've written virtually it twice earlier (
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2013). Unfortunately, this is what I constitute this time:
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| Lone Agave shawii waiting to survive moved |
This is what's going on:
This is a major redesign of the Agave Garden--a reenvisioning, if yous will, centered around a limestone outcropping in addition to other stone features that volition survive much to a greater extent than dramatic than the one-time space. And at that topographic point volition survive gabion walls, an automatic plus!
Much operate remains to survive done, but the irrigation is inwards place:
Next I walked over to the Cactus Garden, which seems to accept received a fleck of a facelift every bit well. I recall these Corten planters at the entrance are a to a greater extent than recent addition:
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