When I visited 🌵 NP in April, I found the saguaro flowers so surreal. Against the saguaro's austerity, they looked decadent, dressing cactuses in flapper chic. Flowers on the cactus arms looked like bouquets offerings to passers-by.
I'm so glad @highcountrynews.org let me indulge my curiosity.
Counting flowers to read the saguaro’s future - High Country News
Saguaros are struggling to cope with extreme weather, monitoring studies reveal.