And so it was that in March 2000 at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in southern Arizona, Hutto set his sights on the Sonoran Desert’s stately icon — the saguaro cactus. Several years earlier, ...

The saguaro cactus generally blooms in the summer. The diverse landscape also features mesquite, palo verde, creosote (which gives desert rain its unique smell in the summer), and the endangered ...

Here’s everything you need to know to plan a trip to Saguaro ... s wettest desert’ is home to numerous varieties of cacti such as cholla, prickly pear, and barrel cactus, as well as the ...

The saguaro cactus is a distinctive icon of the American Southwest, found only in the Sonoran Desert. This towering plant, which can grow up to 60 feet tall and live for more than 200 years, is the ...