Masses and masses of them swathed round and round the tops of most of their limbs.
The buds don't all open at the same time, each day a few will burst forth in a magnificent display that lasts a few hours before withering away to be replaced the next day by another set.
But when these flowers are so many feet up in the air, how do you get a reasonable picture of one of these succulent blooms?
Well that is when an extremely tall spouse with very long arms comes in handy! We managed to find a relatively short Saguaro in bloom and by standing on his tip-toes he got this beautiful 'birds eye view' of a blossom!
Nature Notes hosted by Michelle at Rambling Woods.
6 comments:
This is amazing Celeste..they are just as pretty as any bloom in a more expected place but more special as they are in the desert... beautiful.... Michelle
I had no idea saguaro cacti bloomed! How interesting! The waxy white flowers are really beautiful too! Thanks for sharing :)
Celeste, love seeing these!
Thanks Michelle, they are unexpected aren't they. I think the blooms are stunning.
Hi Libby, the white saguaro blooms are superb aren't they? I am happy you liked the post,
Well Kathie, you do know that you are largely 'to blame' for my love affair with the wildlife of Tuscon :)
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