Ethel M Botanical Cactus Gardens
- Ethel M Botanical Cactus Gardens
Ethel M Botanical Cactus Gardens is convert|3|acre|abbr=on of botanical gardens located at the Ethel M Chocolate Factory, 2 Cactus Garden Drive, Henderson, Nevada. The gardens, and the factory itself, are open to the public with no admission charge.
The Botanical Cactus Gardens also include a "Living Machine", their name for a demonstration wastewater treatment facility. Using bacteria, algae, protozoa, snails and fish, the facility recycles 100 percent of the chocolate factory's wastewater without the use of any chemicals. The water is recycled for use in providing water for the gardens. The ponds from the wastewater facility attract many of the birds that inhabit the gardens.
Collection
The Gardens contain more than 350 different cactus and succulent species, forming one of the largest such collections in the United States.Fact|date=October 2008 Over half are native to the American southwest; the remainder are from Australia and South America. The collection includes varieties such as:
* The giant saguaro ("Carnegiea gigantea")
* Ocotillo ("Fouquieria splendens")
* Prickly pears and chollas ("Opuntia"):
** Beavertail Cactus ("Opuntia basilaris")
** Teddy bear cholla ("Opuntia bigelovii")
* Bishop's Cap Cactus ("Astrophytum myriostigma")
* Clumping hedgehogs ("Echinocereus")
* Compass barrel cactus
* Fish hook barrels ("Echinocactus wislizenii")
* Red barrel cactus ("Ferocactus pilosus")
* Mesquite ("Prosopsis chilensis")
* Twisted acacia
* Desert willow ("Chilopsis linearis")
See also
* List of botanical gardens in the United States
External links
* [http://www.ethelschocolate.com/jump.jsp?itemID=118&itemType=CATEGORY Botanical Cactus Gardens]
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