Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Arizona

Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) plant against the sunset.  Photo from Wikipedia

In the wake of the tragedy that has beset Arizona last Saturday, I present to you the state flower of the Grand Canyon State - the Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea)!

Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) flowers.   Photo from Wikipedia


Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) in bloom. Photo from Wikipedia


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3 comments:

  1. OneJanuary 11, 2011 at 11:06 PM

    Sorry about the tragedy. The state flowers are beautiful.

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  2. p3chandanJanuary 12, 2011 at 3:01 AM

    I must have missed the story, what happened? Is that a cactus, fantastic blooms, I think the cactus is edible right Helen?

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  3. PattyJanuary 12, 2011 at 7:33 AM

    Magnificent. What colour in the sky too. I think if I lived in the south I would be growing cacti of all kinds.

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