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Red Hills Desert Garden
The Red Hills Desert Garden is a xeriscaping, xeriscaped botanical garden in St. George, Utah. It is known for its collection of desert-adapted plants and fossil tracks in a water-conserving landscape. It has free admission and dogs are allowed on a leash. The garden is a joint collaboration between the Washington County Water Conservancy District, City of St. George, and the Virgin River Program. Established in 2015, it aims to educate visitors about irrigation systems and proper watering techniques. History The park opened on May 20, 2015. It had to close from August 22 to 26 in 2016 due to illegally introduced fish such as goldfish, green sunfish, and mosquitofish being placed in the river. The procedure cost between $5,000 to $10,000 and 1,000 invasive fish were removed before it was decided that the stream was to be drained and treated, with the native fish being moved out temporarily. Features The garden also features a long stream intersecting the park laterally that i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echinocactus Grusonii
''Kroenleinia grusonii'', popularly known as the golden barrel cactus, golden ball, "mother-in-law's cushion" or "mother-in-law’s chair", is a species of barrel cactus which is endemism, endemic to east-central Mexico. The golden barrel cactus is rare species, rare and endangered species, endangered—potentially regionally extinct—in nature. It is native to the List of states of Mexico, Mexican states of Querétaro and Hidalgo (Mexico), Hidalgo, particularly near Mesa de León. Wild populations of ''K. grusonii'' were adversely affected in the 1990s as a result of wild specimens being poached as well as the creation of the Zimapán Dam and reservoir (in Hidalgo). The golden barrel cactus is a fairly adaptable species, but naturally prefers growing in rich, volcanic (but well-aerated) soil on sunny slopes, where water quickly flees from its roots. The species may be found growing at altitudes as high as above sea level. Taxonomy ''Kroenleinia grusonii'' was originally p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |