Saguaro Cactus

• The saguaro is a slow-growing plant. 
• It takes the cactus roughly 14 years to grow three feet tall and between 60 and 75 years to sprout its first arm.
• The saguaro cactus produces its first flower when it is about 50 years old. 
• The white blossoms open only at night, last less than 24 hours.
• The saguaro cactus is home to two kinds of birds, both the Gila Woodpecker and Glided Flicker bore holes in the saguaro and use them as a nest.
•  Native American people made flour, cakes and jam from the saguaro's fruit, pulp and seeds.