Denver Botanic Gardens

Oops, The Denver Post 🫢⁉️ We thought this one flew under everyone's radar.

Our Community Supported Agriculture team at Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms got a little too ambitious experimenting with our more than 15 different potato varieties. Who knew potatoes could fly? Our in-house artistic interpretation tracks with yours.

Find out more about this out-of-this-world spud ⬇️👽🥔
"Mystery potato hovering over Colorado is reported in latest UFO files"
https://dpo.st/4osSi1n

Swipe for cool finds and fun facts from this year's City Nature Challenge! ⏩

This annual community science event involves folks from all over the world to observe and document biodiversity in their own backyards.

To participate, people make observations of any organism – plant, animal, insect and more – on iNaturalist for a few days in late April. This is followed by an identification phase in early May, where a community of naturalists identifies the species observed.

Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s City Nature Challenge! 🎉 Your findings have become scientific data that our researchers can now use to further study and protect our lands. We look forward to participating with you next year!

Read more on our blog: https://bit.ly/3QHIkfX

The spectacular but brief cacti flowering time is upon us! 😍 These beauties can be seen in the Nexus garden, Dryland Mesa and Laura Smith Porter Plains Garden at our York Street location.

Stop by soon! Individual blooms only last around one to two days, whereas the blooming period for a whole plant with several blooms spans weeks.

Pictured:
1. Bright pink flowers and short, oblong cacti: 𝘌𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘪 (Fendler hedgehog cactus)
2. Close up of red cactus flowers: 𝘌𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴 (Claret Cup cactus), The CO State Cactus!
3.Peach flowers and flat cactus paddles: Opuntia "Mandarin Sunrise" WALK IN BEAUTY™️ (prickly pear)
4. View of the Nexus garden with a variety of flowering cacti and succulents
5. Bright pink flowers with flat cactus paddles: Opuntia "Watermelon Man' WALK IN BEAUTY™️ (prickly pear)

Our summer art exhibition takes over all three indoor galleries and three outdoor places. "Jaume Plensa: A New Humanism," is the FIRST retrospective of the internationally acclaimed artist’s work in the United States.👤🌿 On view through Sept. 7.

Join us in the gardens and galleries for an exhibition that celebrates the universal human experiences connecting us across cultures and geographies. We also lead guided tours of the art throughout the summer.

Included with general admission. Plan your visit: https://bit.ly/4v9kbyl

🌿 Organized in partnership with Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

📸 1. Jaume Plensa, Julia and Lou, steel, 2019. Photo by Scott Dressel-Martin. Artwork © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VEGAP, Madrid. 2. Jaume Plensa, Talking Continents, steel, 2013. Photo by Scott Dressel-Martin. Artwork © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VEGAP, Madrid. 3. Jaume Plensa, Self-Portrait with Music (detail), steel, 2018. Photo by Scott Dressel-Martin. Artwork © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VEGAP, Madrid. 4. Gallery view of Jaume Plensa: A New Humanism (2026) at Denver Botanic Gardens. Photo by Scott Dressel-Martin. Artwork © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VEGAP, Madrid.

🏵️ ☠️ Death Bloom Alert ☠️🏵️ Yep, you read that right! 𝘈𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 is about to bloom in Roads Water-Smart Garden.

This soaring +12-foot flowering stalk is a sign that death is near for the plant. The agave blooms once in its lifetime and then dies, leaving behind offshoots, or 'pups', to begin a new life cycle.

Visit us this month to catch the blooms; the towering stalk will stick around for the summer season.

Join us for all things art and flowers during the Crested Butte Wildflower Festival! ⛰️🌻🎨

Instructors from our School of Botanical Art & Illustration will be at the annual Crested Butte Wildflower Festival July 11-16! A wide variety of half-day art classes are open to all levels and draw inspiration from Crested Butte’s natural beauty.

Find Denver Botanic Gardens’ classes in the art section of their catalog: https://bit.ly/43FW5i5

Join us for FREE pollinator activities during SCFD Free Day at Plains Conservation Center this Thu, June 11, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. No registration required. 🌻🐝

Celebrate pollinator month with hands-on activities and crafts, lemonade and wagon rides on the prairie to look for wildflowers.

Plains Conservation Center is located in Aurora, CO. The Gardens manages programs in coordination with the Aurora Parks, Recreation & Open Space, Colorado.

Learn more & plan your visit: https://bit.ly/2VlHcS5

Free Days occur throughout the year, thanks to funding from the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District - SCFD.

It's outdoor yoga flow time!🌿☮️😍 We host a plethora of outdoor (weather permitting) yoga classes, now through the fall. ⬇️

🎧 Summer Nights: Sunset Yoga with Silent Disco - various dates through Sept., 6-8 p.m.
🍷 Vinyasa, Violins and Vino - various dates through Sept., 6-8 p.m.
☀️ Summer Solstice Yoga - Thu, June 18, 7-8 p.m.
🌄 Sunrise Vinyasa, Tue and Thu through Sept., 7:30-8:30 a.m.
🌙 Evening Yoga, Wed through Sept., 5:30-6:30 p.m.
🌿 Yoga at the Gardens, Wed through Sept., 8-9 a.m.
☮️ Yoga Nidra at the Gardens, Thu through Nov., 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Tickets include admission to the Gardens! Learn more here: https://bit.ly/43AM8U1