Saguaro Blossoms — Image by kenne
Saguaro blossoms
The signature desert plant
Sonoran symbol.
— kenne
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Saguaro In Bloom 3 comments
Saguaro In Bloom — Image by kenne
It’s that time of year
Saguaro buds are popping
A desert in bloom.
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Cactus Wren on Saguaro Cactus Buds — Image by kenne
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The Early Bird Doesn’t Get The Nectar Leave a comment
White Winged Dove — Image by kenne
Resting on a saguaro cactus bud
the white winged dove
will return mañana
for the blossom nectar.
— kenne
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Saguaro Blossoms In Sabino Canyon — Images by kenne
A very dry spring
Hasn’t slowed cactus blossoms —
Saguaros in March.
— kenne
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White Winged Dove On A ‘Nest’ Of Saguaro Buds 4 comments
This White Winged dove stands among a bouquet of Saguaro buds. Image by kenne
Migrating each year
To the Sonoran desert
For cactus nectar.
She awaits blossoms
Soon to open with nectar
In the night darkness.
Nearby cactus bloom,
But she waits among the buds
To open this night.
First serving the bats
She takes her turn each morning
In the warming sun.
— kenne
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Capturing The Moment — First Saguaro Blossom This Spring Leave a comment
Saguaro Blossom, Spotted on the Seven Falls hike today — Image by kenne
Like so many plants this year, this saguaro is blooming very early. Generally, saguaros bloom in late may and June.
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A Late Bloomer 2 comments
A Late Bloomer — Image by kenne
The normal blooming season for the giant saguaro cactus is in late May and June. Yesterday (December 30th) while hiking in Sabino Canyon I spotted this unusual event. I guess you can call it the new “Christmas cactus!”
The saguaro blooms open at night and last through the next midday. Each flower blooms only once.
kenne
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Arizona’s State Flower Is In Bloom 7 comments
Saguaro Blossoms — Images by kenne
I’m told that Arizona’s state flower, the saguaro blossom, has a strong overripe melons smell, but I’m not going to get close enough to check it out — will leave that to the experts. Like a lot of cactus flowers, they are short-lived, blooming at night and often closed within 24 hours. During the night the flowers are pollinated by the lesser long-nosed bat and the Mexican long-tongued bat. During the daytime the flowers are pollinated by bees and birds such as the white-winged dove.
kenne
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- It’s tad early, but saguaros already are flowering locally (azstarnet.com)
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Capturing The Moment — Late Bloomers 1 comment
Saguaro Cactus In Sabino Canyon — Images by kenne
(Click on any of the gallery images for larger view.)
This has been a great spring for saguaro blossoms, now bearing a lot of fruit. But as in life in general, there are always “late bloomers.” As I walked through Sabino Canyon the other day, I noticed some late bloomers.
Those of us living in the Sonoran desert are well aware of the current saguaro appearance — tall and skinny. Actually, skinny, yes; giving the appearance of being taller. The saguaro takes on a lot of water during the rainy season, giving a more pump, fat look, which is consumed during the dry season.
kenne
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- Capturing The Moment – Spring Arranges My WIndow (kenneturner.wordpress.com)
- On The Wings Of The White Winged Dove (kenneturner.wordpress.com)
