A vibrant close up image of a Saguaro cactus in bloom. Large white flowers spring to life.
A vibrant close up image of a Saguaro cactus in bloom. Large white flowers spring to life. A brilliant blue sky defines the background. The common name of the cactus, Saguaro, is a Spanish-language corruption of a word used by a local aboriginal American nation, the Tohono O'odham, for the plant. Local English speakers pronounce it /sə-wah-rho/. Saguaros are slow growing, taking up to 75 years to develop a side shoot. Some specimens may live for more than 200 years; the Champion Saguaro grows in Maricopa County, Arizona and is m tall and has a girth of m. These cactus tend to bloom around May of each year.
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