Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But by June, there's one special cactus bloom that every Arizonan should care about. Each year in the late spring, white blossoms ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — The saguaro cactuses, towering above visitors with its long, outstretched arms, is the icon of the southwest. Arizonans see them every day, a constant in the Sonoran desert ...

Last year was Tucson’s driest year on record, which has so far created a pretty lackluster wildflower season this spring. But there’s good news: Saguaro blossoms have little to do with our ...

After a massive bloom last spring, many of the saguaros around Tucson seem to be taking a year off. Cactus experts report below-average bud and blossom production on saguaros in the Rincon and Tucson ...

Cacti in Saguaro National Park. While the Grand Canyon may be Arizona’s best-known national park, it’s not the only one worth a visit. With 22 National Park Service monuments, parks, recreation areas, ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (CN) — For thousands of years, one plant has served as the sentinel of the Sonoran Desert. Thriving through three distinct biomes and migrating north from Mexico over several million ...

The saguaro cactus is perhaps the most iconic symbol of our state. You can find it pictured everywhere from coffee cups to murals to tattoos. People love saguaros, but we know surprisingly little ...

Most people see their first saguaro (pronounced “sah-wah-roh”) cactus on television, perhaps in a cartoon or a Western movie. The signature plants of the Sonoran Desert, towering saguaro cacti ...