It is only found in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, a small area of California and the State of Sonora in Mexico.
Saguaros can grow up to almost 100 feet tall but are very slow growing.
The first side arm can take up 70 years to develop.
The average lifespan of a cactus is 200 years.
It has white night blooming flowers in April to June then red coloured fruit that matures in late June.
The Saguaro blossom is the State Wildfower of Arizona.
The red fruit is highly edible and prized by the locals.
It is truly a remarkable plant!
4 comments:
I never knew cacti could get so big! TFS
ohh... these are so cool and big!!!
Love Sajuaro cactus....you know you're really in AZ when they begin to appear ...but, we 've never been there in the spring to ee them blooming (sniff!)
Holy smokes, I though cactuses were little?
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