The Cactus and Succulent Garden houses some of the most amazingly unique arid plants that can be found in Texas and around the world. Walking around the garden, be sure to look out for any plants in bloom as these plants tend to have some of the most beautifully distinctive flowers.
This garden is expanding with brand-new beds and a growing collection of desert plants. Curator Jeff Pavlat is leading the effort, adding a wide variety of cacti and succulents to showcase the diversity and resilience of arid-region species.
Century Plant
Agave Americana
Cane Cholla
Cylindropuntia spinosior
King Ferdinand Agave
Agave nickelsiae
Crested Prickly Pear
Opuntia lindheimeri 'Cristata'
Golden Barrel Cactus
Kroenleinia grusonii
Arizona Barrel Cactus
Ferocactus wislizeni
Sacamecate
Calibanus hookeri
New Mexico Agave
Agave parryi subsp. neomexicana
Thompson’s Yucca
Yucca thompsoniana
Texas Claret Cup
Echinocereus coccineus subsp. Memeri