If you're able to go above and beyond to help us during this important time, please consider making an additional financial contribution. Click here to contribute. If your saguaro appears to have more blooms than normal this year â and in places you typically donât see them â itâs not your imagination. Itâs also not a reason to worry, though it could be a sign the plant is stressed. Nobody knows for sure why itâs happening, but a weak monsoon in 2020 combined with a mild winter for rain have meant saguaros are working harder to stay healthy, according to Cassie Burruel, a master gardener with the University of Arizonaâs Pima County Cooperative Extension. Blooms, typically seen at the top of saguaros, are now sprouting from arms or in locations short of the top.