Desert Garden Conservatory
Desert Garden Conservatory | |
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Type | cactus garden |
Location | San Marino, California |
Coordinates | 34°07′38″N 118°06′36″W / 34.1272°N 118.1100°W |
Created | 1985 |
Closed | |
Open | Yes |
Website | www |
The Desert Garden Conservatory is a large botanical
There are an estimated 10,000
Propagation program to save rare and endangered plants
Some studies estimate that as many as two-thirds of the world's flora and fauna may become extinct during the course of the 21st century, the result of global warming and encroaching development. Scientists alarmed by these prospects are working diligently to propagate plants outside their natural
The aim of the ISI program is to propagate and distribute new or rare succulents to collectors, nurseries and institutions to further research and appreciation of these remarkable plants. The ISI distributes as many as 40 new succulent varieties every year. Field-collected plants, cuttings or seeds are not sold, only seedlings, grafts and rooted cuttings produced under nursery conditions without detriment to wild populations.
The Schick hybrids
The Schick hybrids
Interior images of the Desert Garden Conservatory
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The greenhouse
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Uncaria grandidieri
Plants in the Desert Garden Conservatory
Cactaceae
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Echinocereus viereckii ssp. morricalii HBG 48099
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Mammillaria booliiHBG 48842
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Mammillaria fraileanaHBG 59973
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Parodia leninghausii HBG 53682
Other families represented
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Lithops marmorata ssp. marmorata
(Aizoaceae) -
Agave attenuata "Emery Stripy"
(Agavaceae) -
Stapelia leendertziaeex Scott Sykes
(Asclepiadaceae) -
Crassulaceae "Pink-Pagoda"
(Crassulaceae) -
Echeveria secunda
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Euphorbia handiensis
(Euphorbiacea) -
Adenium multiflorum x obesum "Mad 29"
(Apocynaceae) -
Uncarina grandidieri
(Pedaliaceae)
See also
- Huntington Desert Garden
- Greenhouse
- Solar greenhouse (technical)
- Seasonal thermal energy storage (STES)
- cactus
- cacti
References
- ^ The Huntington Library website
- ^ "ISI Schick Hybrids". Archived from the original on 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
External links
- Cactus and Succulent Society of America Archived 2008-05-14 at the Wayback Machine