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

319K views · 7.6K reactions | The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and from June to July, its fruit ripens. For the Tohono O'odham Nation, harvest time for the “bahidaj” is a sacred start to the new year and a time to pass down centuries-old knowledge. | AP | Facebook

🚨 This is the ULTIMATE guide to planning your 2026 National Park trip! 🏞️ Send this to someone who wants to visit more national parks in 2026 📝 3 national parks to visit each month in 2026 January Death Valley National Park Big Bend National Park Everglades National Park February Joshua Tree National Park Saguaro National Park Haleakalā National Park March Zion National Park Arches National Park Guadalupe Mountains National Park April Grand Canyon National Park Great Smoky Mountains National

197K views · 643 shares | Get up close and personal with the largest cactus species in the world at Saguaro National Park in the latest #ViaAdventure video. | AAA Via | Facebook