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Red Butte Garden - What's Blooming 
Red Butte Photo of the Day 1.October.2009Thursday October, 01 2009 12:44 PM MDT
Giant Club Cactus (Cereus repandus)
VERY EXCITING NEWS!!! Our Giant Club Cactus is blooming in the Visitor Center. The flower will be open today, and today only.
Come see it before it closes. You'll be impressed with how large and beautiful it is.
Red Butte Photo of the Day 29.September.2009
Tuesday September, 29 2009 03:00 PM MDT
Pinyon Pine (Pinus edulis)
Pinus edulis is one of 20 species of pine tree that delicious pine nuts are harvested from. The seeds are very important to wildlife and are eaten by many insects, mammals and birds.
In its native plant community, it grows very slowly, and trees witha trunk diameter of 6 to 8 inches can be well over 100 years old.
Red Butte Photo of the Day 28.September.2009
Monday September, 28 2009 12:34 PM MDT
Shimmering Primrose (Oenothera fremontii 'Shimmer')
Bright, lemon-yellow, crepe paper-like blooms cover the mounding silver-green foliage from mid summer into fall.
Is Fall Here?
Monday September, 28 2009 11:43 AM MDT
White Snakeroot Eupatorium rugosum 'Chocolate'
Red Butte Photo of the Day 22.September.2009
Tuesday September, 22 2009 09:25 AM MDT
Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
Common sunflower is a robust annual that grows from 1 1/2 to over 8 feet tall. The flower heads can grow up to 5 inches across. It is the state flower of Kansas.
