California Cactus Center

Started 50 years ago, California Cactus Center in Pasadena, California was the dream of Zhalermwudh and Maleenee Thongthiraj. Specializing in cacti and succulents since 1976, California Cactus Center is known for its wide variety of rare and common specimen and expertise. California Cactus Center is Southern California’s premiere specialty nursery featuring Cactus and Succulents from the around the world. Located in Pasadena, California, Cactus Center is just ten minutes away from two outstanding cactus and succulent collections at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens and the Los Angeles County Arboretum.

California Cactus Center is a plant nursery in Pasadena, California. It is listed at 216 S Rosemead Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91107, which places it among the local businesses of Pasadena that residents and visitors turn to when they need this kind of service close by. Besides its main category, the business also describes itself as book store, garden center, gift shop, so it may cover more than the name suggests.

Garden centers and plant nurseries sell annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees, vegetables and houseplants, along with soil, mulch, fertilizer, pots and tools. Independent nurseries often grow part of their own stock and carry varieties that do well in the local climate, while big-box garden departments compete on price for common plants. Wholesale nurseries and growers sell to landscapers and sometimes to the public at volume prices; tree nurseries sell balled-and-burlapped and container trees and can deliver and plant large specimens. Specialty growers focus on bonsai, cactus and succulents, orchids or native plants, and hydroponics stores sell lights, nutrients and systems for growing indoors.

The business lists hours on 4 days of the week. On most of those days it is open 10 am–3 pm. It is closed on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. As with most places, expect changes around holidays; the phone number below is the fastest way to confirm. You can reach California Cactus Center at (626) 795-2788; calling is usually the quickest way to ask about availability, prices or directions. Its website is cactuscenter.com, where you may find menus, price lists or booking options.

Customers rate it 4.7 out of 5 on Google across 106 reviews, placing it among the better-regarded plant nurseries in Pasadena.

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