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Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: July 7, 2012
Caption: Bloom is beginning to open.
Photo location: Found in North Central Phoenix residential neighborhood.
Date of photo: 2012-06-05

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: July 7, 2012
Caption: Underside of the bloom. I like the architectural quality.
Photo location: Found in North Central Phoenix residential neighborhood.
Date of photo: 2012-06-05

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: July 7, 2012
Caption: Full bloom.
Photo location: Found in North Central Phoenix residential neighborhood.
Date of photo: 2012-06-05

Gallery: Closeup of buds, sepals and receptacles
Date submitted: July 7, 2012
Caption: Bud stage in my area (Phoenix, AZ, USA) lasts for about a week before opening.
Photo location: Found in North Central Phoenix residential neighborhood.
Date of photo: 2012-06-01

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: May 4, 2012

Gallery: Fruit
Date submitted: May 2, 2012

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: May 2, 2012

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: May 2, 2012
Caption: These blooming trees are popular. Blooms occur April May during strong breezes. You'll find piles of the flowers blown from the trees everywhere.
Photo location: Found in North Central Phoenix residential neighborhood.
Date of photo: 2012-04-29

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: April 19, 2012

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: April 20, 2012

Gallery: Seed pods or heads
Date submitted: March 29, 2012

Gallery: Entire plant
Date submitted: December 27, 2011
Caption: Taken with my iPhone. Saguaro growing in natual habitat about 1 hr north of Phoenix AZ.
Photo location: North of New River, AZ
Date of photo: 2011-12-27

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: December 26, 2011
Caption: This canna has lots of repeat blooms over weeks time.
Photo location: Phoenix, AZ
Date of photo: 2011-06-11

Gallery: Entire plant
Date submitted: December 26, 2011
Caption: I've known this plant as Mexican Bird of Paradise or Red Bird of Paradise.
Photo location: Phoenix, AZ
Date of photo: 2011-07-07

Gallery: Fruit
Date submitted: December 26, 2011
Caption: Developing fruit. Jams and juices are made from these fruit. Believed to assist in lowering cholesteral.
Photo location: Phoenix, AZ
Date of photo: 2011-07-07

Gallery: Entire plant
Date submitted: December 26, 2011
Caption: Gila Woodpecker has carved out a space to nest.
Photo location: Phoenix, AZ
Date of photo: 2011-04-17

Gallery: Stem, scape, stalk or bark
Date submitted: December 26, 2011
Caption: Baby Starling raised in the Gila Woodpecker space. Starlings will pull baby G.W.s out of the nest to lay their own eggs.
Photo location: Phoenix, AZ
Date of photo: 2011-04-17

Gallery: Entire plant
Date submitted: December 26, 2011
Caption: This Organ Pipe was damaged by hail in the Oct. 5, 2010 hail storm in Phoenix, AZ. Gila Woodpecker picking bugs stuck in the flower.
Photo location: Phoenix, AZ
Date of photo: 2011-04-27

Gallery: Stem, scape, stalk or bark
Date submitted: December 26, 2011
Caption: Gila Woodpecker peeking out of nest. Normally where Saguaro grow in desert \"forest\" birds don't nest in the structure. Human urban life displaces nesting habitat for for birds so they tend to occupy some cactus.
Photo location: Phoenix, AZ
Date of photo: 2011-04-27

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: December 26, 2011
Caption: Grateful hummer.
Photo location: Phoenix, AZ
Date of photo: 2011-06-04