Please Note: Due to the Desert Gala, there will be no Theater Animal Experience Fri 4/25 - Mon 4/28. The Ironwood Restaurant will close at noon on Sun 4/27. The Ironwood Gift Shop, Baldwin Gallery, and the Desert Garden will be closed all day Sun 4/27.

Most Sonoran Desert cacti bloom in spring, but fishhook barrel (Ferocactus wislizeni) flowers during late summer. 1998 was a wet summer and the desert was very green by August. See also AZUTucsonMts37


Silhouette Icon
CESD Homepage Regional Natural History and Image Galleries Desert in Bloom Articles from sonorensis Desert Tortoises Our Exhibits Info for kids Common Questions