Item Tag: Carnegiea

20 Carnegiea gigantea seeds packet! Fresh harvested Easy to grow cactus seeds with a 90% germination rate The Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) is a massive, slow-growing, tree-like cactus native to the Sonoran Desert, renowned as the largest in the U.S., reaching heights of 40–50 feet and living up to 200 years. It features a thick,, ribbed green column with waxy skin, sharp spines, and, after 75–100 years, iconic upward-curving arms, with white, night-blooming flowers in early summer.

The Carnegiea Gigantea (Giant Saguaro) Cactus is one of the tallest cactus in the world and iconic of the American Southwest. These particular seeds were collected off a wild, uncultivated cactus on private property in the low Sonoran desert between Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona, summer 2025 season. These cactus are slow growing. As a perennial plant in the Cacti & Succulents family, Giant Saguaro cactui are drought and heat-resistant, and can bloom with beautiful flowers during the summer and spring seasons once the have reached maturity, which will not happen for decades. A beautiful exercise of patience in the love of cultivation of this spectacular cactus.