Post by American Public Gardens Association

A defining plant of @dbgphx and the #SonoranDesert is the #saguaro cactus. Growing as big as a tree and with a lifespan of 150 years and up, its profile is charming, childlike and fierce. Cactus are the most endangered living thing on earth, more threatened than birds and mammals. One third face extinction. Like all botanical gardens, behind the beauty is a mission to #preserve and #protect our diminishing collection of #plants. Unlike theme parks with which they compete they have to balance entertainment with #education. #PublicGardens #GardenNews #EndangeredSpecies Read more >>> http://bit.ly/DBGCactus