Ferocactus Garden
This garden features the botanical genus Ferocactus (fer-oh-KAK-tus). The name was first used by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose in 1922 to describe plants that were noted as being fierce from the latin "ferus" and "kaktos" the Greek word for thistle that easily describes the spinal characteristics.
The common name often used to describe these plants is "barrel cactus", but it was also known as "biznaga",. a recognition by the native population. Plants are cylindrical, ribbed, well armed with spines that are straight, curved or even hooked. A variety of plants with numerous spine colors would be truly favorable for the landscape.
