Saguaro Cactus Flower

Facts of Saguaro Cactus Plant, "Scientific name Saguaro Cactus Plant is Carnegiea gigante"
Saguaro is a plant variety that resembles a tree and belongs to Carnegiea genus of the Cactaceae family. The Saguaro Cactus Blossom Plants are native to North America and the Saguaro Cactus Plants are largely found in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, Sonora State in Mexico, Imperial County areas of California and in the Whipple Mountains. At the northern part of their range they are more abundant in the hot south-facing hills. Some lost plants can also be seen in the southeastern parts of California. It is the biggest cactus in the United States and the saguaro flower is the state wildflower of the state of Arizona.

Features

Saguaro plants are extremely slow budding cactus. A typical Saguaro Cactus plant will be capable of growing 1 1/2 inches (3.75 cm) tall when it attains the age of 10 years. However, the Saguaro Cactus's can grow to a maximum height, ranging from 40 feet to 60 feet (12 m to 18 m). When rain is copious and the Saguaro Cactus is completely hydrated it can weigh from 3200 pounds to 4800 pounds (1422.2 kg to 2133.3 kg).

The majority of the roots of the Saguaro Cactus plant will grow at a depth between 4 inches and 6 inches (10 cm and 15 cm) and spread out as far as the height of the plant. There is a single tap root, or deep root, which will extend down into the earth in excess of 2 feet (5 cm).

The Saguaro tree-like plant is one among the important plants of the North America’s Sonoran Desert. The Saguaro Cactus plants are big, tree-like columnar plant that will develop arms or branches as they mature, even though some Saguaro Cactus plants never develop branches. Generally, the branches of the Saguaro Cactus bend upward and they can be more than 25 in number. Saguaro Cactus are covered with defensive spines, white color flowers during the late spring, and red color fruit during summer.

The spines on the Saguaro Cactus plant having a height below 6.6 feet (2 m) will grow rapidly to a maximum of one millimeter per day. The white and yellow color flowers of the Saguaro Cactus plant use to bloom during the night hours. The Saguaro Cactus flowers open well following sunset and continue open until mid-afternoon of the following day. The fruits of the Saguaro Cactus are sweet in flavor and they appear ruby red in color.

The most important factors that Saguaro Cactus plants grow in large numbers in the Sonoran Desert are temperature and water. If the Saguaro Cactus plant grows excessively high, the chilly weather and ice can destroy the saguaro. Even though the Sonoran Desert experiences both summer and winter rains, it is considered that the Saguaro Cactus plant gets the majority of its humidity during the summer raining season.

Currently, the Saguaro Cactus is not listed as endangered or threatened. The state of Arizona has a strict policy regarding the harvesting, compilation or obliteration of this Saguaro Cactus plant variety.

Uses

Subsequent to the death of the Saguaro Cactus plant, its wooded ribs can be employed to construct fences, roofs, and furniture parts. The holes of the tree that birds will be nested in, which are referred to as saguaro boots, can be seen among the deceased saguaros. Inhabitants of Native America were used the Saguaro Cactus boots as water containers earlier than the canteen was accessible.

It is estimated that the average lifespan of the Saguaro Cactus plant ranges from 150 years to 200 years old by means of the right growing surroundings.