Fun facts about the Saguaro #Arizona #saguaronationalpark #saguarocactus #sonorandesert #tucson | Where The Road Wanders

Here’s some more cool Saguaro facts 🌵⬇️ 1.) The name Saguaro is actually pronounced (suh-waa-row) or (suh-wahr-oh). 2.) When a saguaro reaches 35 years of age, it begins to produce flowers. Saguaro flowering begins around the last two weeks of April, and peak flowering occurs during the last week of May through the first week in June. 3.) Some saguaros may never grow any arms and these ones are know as “spears”. On the other hand (no pun intended) some saguaros may grow over 50 arms. The record

Down, but never out 🐭 The grasshopper mouse of Saguaro National Park is equipped with special venom-blocking proteins that come in handy when battling a potentially paralyzing foe like the giant hairy scorpion. | National Geographic Animals