Our Argentine Suguaro Cactus

Spring in the desert is the most beautiful time of the year.
In our front yard amidst the red rocks, our Argentine Suguaro comes into full bloom in April.

Large flowers reaching 6"-8" wide bloom for a few weeks, and then they are gone.

The flowers mostly come out at night. We love to take our camera's out in the moonlight for full effect.

Each blossom will come out for a day or two, and then die off.

Once the first set of flowers are gone, the next set of buds will develop and bloom.

This year Mr. Cactus counted 75 buds on our plant.

Neighbors walk by, bringing their cameras to take pictures of this beautiful plant.

The last few weeks I have seen many cars stop in front of our house, windows down, gazing.

With a name like Cactus Needle, it brings joy to see our Arginetine Suguaro flourish.

My thanks to my friend Rae Ann for sharing these pictures she took while she stayed at my house last week.