Slideshow Index: Tucson Botanical Garden

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• March 10th - Kathy at the entrance
• Entrance grounds
• One of several species of butterflys in the butterfly house
• A Blue Morpho landed on Kathy's hand
• This Blue Morpho had a badly damaged wing
• Another type of butterfly
• Orchids in this high humidity enclosure
• The Blue Morpho has an "intimidating eye" showing to scare predators
• An orange tree nearby
• Taking a rest in the Japanese Garden
• A pomegranate tree
• Yucca trees in this fountain area
• A large, healthy barrel cactus
• A large prickly-pear formation
• Pincushion cactus
• Jumping cholla (branches break off at the lightest touch)
• Organ Pipe cactus
• Texas Rainbow cactus
• Yucca plants
• Unusual cactus from Morocco
• Barrel and prickly-pear cacti
• Flowering aloe plants
• Blue Candle cactus from Mexico
• The Tohono O'odham reservation extends from north of Tucson to the Mexican border
• This tribal land includes the San Xavier Mission
• Buckhorn Cholla was used for food
• A Buckhorn Cholla thicket
• The Saguaro cactus only grows in the Sonoran Desert
• The fruit was harvested by the Tonoho O'odham people
• Saguaro do not grow an arm until they are 75 years or older
• They can be up to 60 feet in height
• Kathy with organ pipe cactus
• Aloe plants
• Kathy, the social butterfly
• Arnie loves model trains
• Nice buildings throughout
• The fictious Arizona town of "Thornville"
• The Amtrak passenger train
• Running by the station
• The Backyard Bird Garden
• Common Arizona birds
• Some bamboo shoots
• The Childrens Garden
• The Childrens Garden
• Yucca plants
• A raptor dinosaur to give the kids a chill
• Arnie at the gardens exit
• Kathy got a good shot of a moving Blue Morpho
• Agave cactus