sarahkbartley
9a🌱🌵 From apartment garden, to house with a large yard. I'm starting from scratch and I get to be a plant nerd with my Dad in the process 🌰🌱🌿🌲
9a🌱🌵 From apartment garden, to house with a large yard. I'm starting from scratch and I get to be a plant nerd with my Dad in the process 🌰🌱🌿🌲
Early Spring 2016
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Early Spring 2016
7
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This saguaro cactus isn't in the best shape and I have yet to repot it. The nursery, it was from in Arizona, had a lot of dying cacti and the area had about 90°F heat. I got the cactus about a week ago. Sort of a search and rescue. It looks like it has a scab or something and maybe a little sunburnt. I know they take a long time to grow (inch and a half every 15-20 years is what the locals said) This one is about 8 inches tall. I feel like this cactus can't be that old. That would make it over 1
@latebloomer Thank you! I will treasure this cactus. When they get to be 100 years old, it produces its first arm and doesn't flower until age 70.
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#saguaro
@latebloomer Its very slow growing. I'm trying to figure out how old it is. I havr I will definitely post the repotted photo and post updates.
I have two of them. The other one is a couple inches taller.
@latebloomer Will definitely post a photo of the other saguaro. I looked it up and the cactus is about 20 years old. Also, they can flower between 40 and 70 years with an average of 55 years. Found some new information about saguaro ages. https://www.dbg.org/how-old-saguaro
@latebloomer Thank you! I'm pretty amazed and taken away by this cactus as well. My collection is still new and they are in pots until I move in July, but its growing. I think succulents are amazing plants in many ways.