Arizona sunrise with a Harris’s Hawk on an ancient Saguaro Cactus. Check out these crazy Saguaro facts! It takes a decade for a Saguaro seedling to reach the height of just two inches. They don’t begin to flower until they’re 40 to 60 years old, don’t develop their first arm until 70, and only reach full maturity at around 125. This strategy of slow growth has allowed Saguaros to survive long dry spells and live for 200 years and up. A healthy adult saguaro produces about 100 enormous white blos

It’s officially peak season for saguaro cactus blossoms! 🌵🌼 Here are some of our favorite facts about the Arizona state flower: 🌵Saguaros bloom when they’re around 7-feet-tall (that’s about 30-65 years old!) 🌌 Saguaro blossoms only bloom at night 🍈 Their smell is similar to overripe melons 🦇 They’re pollinated at night by the Mexican long-tongued bat and lesser long-nosed bat 🏜️ When the flowers mature into a fruit, they’re eaten by coyotes, javelina, birds and other desert animals What o

AZ: Did you know it can take 50-75 years for a Saguaro Cactus to grow an arm?! This poor guy… Other interesting facts about the largest cactus in the U.S.: *They can live to be 150-200 years old. *A 10 year old plant might only be 1.5 inches tall. *Saguaro can grow to be between 40-60 feet tall and can weigh 3200-4800 pounds! The Saguaro’s bloom is the state’s flower—It is actually a felony to cut down a Saguaro in Arizona and can result in 25 years in prison! More: https://www.azed.gov/sites/de

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