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The garden was first proposed in 1907 by William Hertrich to Henry Huntington, who had previously had a bad experience with prickly pear plants. Eventually, Huntington agreed and built a railway to haul in rocks, soil, and plants. The men collected desert plants from all over North, Central, and South America.

Today, the 10-acre garden is home to over 5,000 species of succulents (plants with leaves, stems, or roots that store water) and other desert plants throughout 60 landscaped beds. The 125-year-old tree-like Cereus xanthocarpus, also known as Queen of the Night, is the garden’s largest cactus, weighing 20 tons.