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Arizona doesn't have an emoji specifically designed to represent the state. However, this one best describes the state, ...
The saguaro cactus blossom is Arizona's state flower. Arizona has about 51 native cactus species, but the saguaro is likely the most well-known. A desert icon, the imposing and inspiring saguaro ...
The saguaro cactus, the very symbol of the Southwest, is doing just fine despite persistent rumors that it is endangered. As befits a giant, this charismatic plant grows slowly: a 6-inch plant is ...
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 99 and a low around 67. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 100 and a low around 68. Saturday: ...
And so it was that in March 2000 at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in southern Arizona, Hutto set his sights on the Sonoran Desert’s stately icon — the saguaro cactus. Several years earlier, ...
The saguaro cactus is a distinctive icon of the American Southwest, found only in the Sonoran Desert. This towering plant, which can grow up to 60 feet tall and live for more than 200 years, is the ...
Nurseries and landscapers are inundated with requests for help with saguaros or fruit trees that are losing leaves. Phones have been “ringing nonstop” about everything from a cactus to a ...
This 92,867-acre park is dedicated to the largest cactus in the U.S., the saguaro (pronounced sa-WAH-ro), a universal symbol of the American West. The park is divided into two districts ...