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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

No one does a Thirsty Thursday quite like a Saguaro! A large adult Saguaro can soak in upwards of 200 gallons of water during a single rainstorm! We were graced with some precipitation earlier this week; take a few seconds and listen to a most welcome sound - rain in the desert. Here’s an internet debate for you; can you smell the rain? - - - [Audio description: Vertical video. Close up on a Saguaro cactus, on the right side of the scene, with large black and brown spines pointed left. Drops of