I saw these Cactus in Arizona. So many all over on these slopes. They reach about 10 feet tall. They exceed 150 years. We saw these in USA, Sri Lanca and South Africa .
The body and armlike branches are pleated and ridged, with hard spines and bristles.
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Don’t buy these! I have one that was teeny tiny 17 years ago and it is now about 8 foot tall in my conservatory. I stopped watering it over a year ago and it is still thriving. It is like Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors.
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Yes I should not but these tiny Cactus.
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Cacti thrive in the desert and I often see them in the drier areas here in South Africa. I agree with you, it is nice to see them in their natural habitat.
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Cacti are the symbol of the Southwest US. It was last in Arizona in 2021, and it was a beautiful sight. I had no idea that there were cacti in other parts of the world!
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Yes I this in Arizona. And saw these Cactus in Dominican Republic a couple of months ago. Thanks Anita
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We don’t have anything like that here. We do have cherry blossom trees though!
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Christy I saw these in Arizona but no cactus here in Nova Scotia. We have Cherry Blossoms. Thanks Anita
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Cacti are big and beautiful, but they are prickly, so you have to watch them from a distance. I wonder if they’re useful? Maybe the juice is medicinal?
Regards
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Yes they definitely caught my attention.
Can you follow my blog. Let me know. Anita
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I would love to see a saguaro cactus – they grow slowly and they won’t grow an arm until it ages at least 50 years. How amazing is that?
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Yes I saw these all over our world. They definitely caught my attention. Thanks Anita
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Not getting up close and personal with these dudes any time soon! 🌵
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Yes they definitely caught my attention. They have so many spines on these. Anita
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We’ve seen them there as well. So enormous and not a bit like tiny ones you can buy here from garden centres!
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Yes they are so amazing we saw in different areas of our world. I might buy some of these from the garden centers. Thanks Marion
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I think they are fascinating. I saw them when visiting Arizona back in 2008. The whole of Arizona is fascinating. It was the top favourite state on my itinerary.
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Yes these Cactus are so amazing. A few months ago I saw these Cactus in Dominican Republic . Thanks Anita
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Quite magnificent
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Sheree they are so photogenic. Anita
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Absolutely
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Saguaros are iconic here in Arizona so we see lots of them, although not right where we live. They’re so important for the desert as a whole. They often serve as bird apartments and it’s fun to see a bird stick its head out.
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Yes we visited there in Arizona and such an amazing site we visited. We saw those cactus and they caught my attention. Anita
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Nice pix of my backyard…
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You have so much. Anita
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A very nice post and pictures
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Yes such an amazing site
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I love these cacti! 🪴 My youngest brother who lives in Singapore has been visiting Arizona as part of his work assignment being an engineer. He posted several videos and photos of these on Facebook, last 12th of March. He captioned photos ” from Besh Ba Gowah Archaeological Park and Museum” He knew I love plants. The photos and videos were intended for me. (lol) 😆
He visited the place during his off work. He had a great time mounting hiking too. He’s kind of sporty guy at mid fifties.😊
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Yes your brother took so many varieties of these Cactus. And he is an engineer. We visited Singapore.we saw there too.
Thanks Anita
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Yes, a lot. (lol)😀 He knew I can’t be in Arizona to see them. 😀 Thank you for sharing these lovely photos. 💚🪴
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Those cacti are really beautiful and 150 years old….. WOW The cacti I have here are quite a bit smaller and not nearly as old. If I’m not mistaken, there are even birds that make a nest cavity in it.
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Yes they definitely caught my attention. No I didn’t see these birds. They are so photogenic. Anita
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