The best time to visit Phoenix and Scottsdale is during the spring, when desert flowers blooms and the daytime temperature usually remains under 79 F. Mild days and cool nights make winter another great time to escape the summer heat.
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Discover rejuvenating spa services, world-class cuisine, and sweeping desert landscapes in 1920s Spanish Colonial Revival villa.
People from Phoenix are called Phonecians and residents of Scottsdale are known as Scottsdalians. In 1939, locals hoping to save the desert founded the Desert Botanical Garden, presently home to 140 acres and 21,000 plants, in Phoenix. The Saguaro Cactus Blossom, a white flower that blooms atop the saguaro cactus only once a year, is Arizona’s state flower.
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