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The Arizona Native Plant Society has six chapters throughout the state. Each chapter has a website and several have facebook pages with photos and information on meetings and field trips.

  • Arizona Native Plant Society
  • Cochise Chapter
  • Flagstaff Chapter
  • Phoenix Chapter
  • Tucson Chapter
  • Yuma Chapter

Society Newsletters

As a member of the Arizona Native Plant Society you receive the quarterly online journal Happenings where members are informed of their chapters' news. They also publish a biennial journal called, The Plant Press. This journal offers a more indepth look at native plants, research and conservation.

  • Happenings
  • The Plant Press

A Sonoran Desert Gem

The Saguaro, Carnegie gigantea
Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Venske.

The Saguaro, Carnegiea gigantea, is found exclusively in the Sonoran desert of Arizona and Mexico. They can grow from 40-60 feet tall and live for up to 150-200 years.

Recommended Reading

  • Book CoverCacti of the Southwest : Arizona, western New Mexico, southern Colorado, southern Utah, southern Nevada, eastern California by W. Hubert Earle
    Call Number: QL 235 .A1 E15 1980
    Publication Date: 1980
  • Book CoverNative desert plant flowering seasons, Tucson vicinity by William G. McGinnies
    Call Number: QK 188 .M34 1979
    Publication Date: 1979
  • Book CoverArizona rare plant field guide : a collaboration of agencies and organizations by prepared by the Arizona Rare Plant Committee
    Call Number: QK86.U5 A72 2001
    Publication Date: 2001
  • Book CoverWaterwise Plants for Sustainable Gardens by Lauren Springer Ogden; Scott Ogden
    Call Number: SB439.8 .O34 2011
    ISBN: 1604691697
    Publication Date: 2011-09-06

Xeriscaping

The Pincushion cactus, Mammillaria standleyi, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/musscactiCourtesy of Wikimedia Commons/musscacti

The Pincushion cactus, Mammillaria standleyi, is native to the the Chihuahuan Desert.

In 1976 professionals from diverse plant-related backgrounds founded the Arizona Native Plant Society. They not only wanted to concentrate on native plants but also on Xeriscape, or dryscape, which is a garden that reduces or eliminates the need for supplemental water by irrigation. It stresses the use of plants that promote water conservation, they don’t necessarily use native plants. In a dry, arid landscape like Arizona, xeriscaping is a viable answer to conserving water. There are many local xeriscape demonstration gardens in Arizona. They provide practical, first-hand examples of plants and plant combinations. The Mesa Xeriscape Demonstration Garden is located on the Mesa Community College Campus is Mesa, Arizona.

  • Mesa Xeriscape Demonstration Garden, Mesa, Arizona
  • Last Updated: Jul 1, 2019 11:17 AM
  • URL: https://libguides.nybg.org/c.php?g=673923
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