Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Cactus Flowers

Other than those I imported from Wyoming, my cold hardy cactus aren’t blooming yet. Making buds, but no blooms. That happens in May.

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But look at all the color going on inside the greenhouse:

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IMG_6792IMG_6793I snuck in a shot of Black&White Kitty just to see if you were paying attention.

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IMG_7091IMG_7092IMG_7094IMG_7097II snuck myself in here so you would have a point of reference to see how big this Trichocereus bloom is.  The close-up below is the same flower.

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IMG_7064This is a white Trichocereus, which makes a big bloom, like the red one.

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The yellow blooms are astrophytums, two of my best bloomers. They just bloom and bloom all spring and summer.

See why cactus are so cool? It’s like finding  hidden treasure every time I go in the greenhouse. They really are fun.

2 comments:

embee said...

Wow Alice those are a whole lot of beautiful blooms! I didn't know you had a greenhouse! Fantastic!

Alice Liles said...

Well, it's a small greenhouse, but I have really enjoyed it! Trouble is, I keep outgrowing it. My kids say it's a sickness...