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Click for fullsize picture. succlent with tiny yellow flowers. Echeveria in a container One of the delights of living in Arizona is viewing the spectacular blooms on cacti like this 8 inch wonder on a 12 foot high Cereus chalybaeus. I only wish you could smell these blooms as well as view them! Brugmansia versicolor variegated Spineless prickly pear and sage tree at the Antelope Lodge in Alpine, Texas Cholla cactus flower bud outside the McDonald Observatory on Mount Locke of the Davis Mountains in west Texas Huntington Library Cactus garden,garden S. spathulifolium growing on cliff in the PNW Night Blooming Cactus Cactus Bloom 'Kiwi' Succulent Agave vilmoriniana 'Albomarginata'(Octopus agave) Delosperma cooperi(Hardy ice plant) Red Yucca, Hesperaloe parviflora Nirim, My garden Taken in Lake Havasu in late April 2010 with Sony DSLR and Sony 3.5 to 5.6 lens Succulent Mix Hens and Chicks The Spiny Forest of Madagascar at home. Epiphyllum Letty May, first flower 3rd November 2010. Sempervivum tectorum flowers Succulents on cliff, Pt. Lobos CA My Hen Beautiful sedum cacti Astrophytum ornatum var. nudum Euphorbia Milli on my Mumbai terrace Desert Rose on Mumbai terrace I traded locoluna for this Desert Candel, Euphorbia abyssinica in July 2010 and it has grown fabulously, putting on all these leaf-babies! Thanks to her I have this beautiful photo. OH Happy Days! ; ) Named'er Mel after locoluna. Mel resides in my garage along with a host of friends for company. Christmas Cactus Agave victoriae-regina albomarginata Agave potatorum Sedum collection.. Echeveria agavoides 'Lipstick' at sunrise Aloe nobilis variegata at last light Euphorbia decarii, gorgeous show specimen Euphorbia sp, amazing colorful show specimen Vibrant claret cup cactus during spring in Arizona Sedum The cactus in our front yard are over 75 years old and my husband captured a bumblebee enjoying the flower which only last one day. Echinocactus horizonthalonius ssp. nicholii. Native to a small area east of Tucson, AZ. Hens & Chicks Espostoa ritteri Kalanchoe tomentosa, known as 'Panda Plant', a native of Madagascar. Sold as Kalanchoe subridgida 'Fire and Ice'. Faded blooms on a String of Pearls. I took this photo at the airport garden in Incheon, South Korea. I love succulents! Agave Blue Glow after a gentle rain. Spring "chicks" on the Hens and Chicks. This Strawberry Pitaya cactus was photographed at Big Bend National park on May 10, 2007. This Cholla Cactus was photographed at Big Bend National Park on August 31, 2002. This is one of the lovely cacuti in my xeriscape. Cactus bloom at Mission Espada, San Antonio, Tx Brown-spined prickly pear cactus (Opuntia phaeacantha) growing in a natural area in my orchard in Santa Fe, NM. The flowers are yellow or various shades of orange but the most common flowers in this area are the bright yellow. Therefore, this peach-colored bloom was a treat. Cactus in bloom. Lifesaver Cactus Hookers Orchid Cactus Sempervivum 'Ohioan' growing amid Delosperma nubi This Flaming Torch Bromeliad is growing under a shady tree and I was lucky enough to catch it just at the sun peeked through the tree branches. A variety of succulents that grew all on their own. Joe Hoak Agave Our Euphorbia is now 21. a good excuse for a party! It started at six inch and is now 3inch short of 12feets. It loves the southern exposure windows and day heat year around. We never let the temperature go below 50 at night and water it once a week. All our friend have recieved cuttings over time!! Claret Cup Cactus in Colorado Bend State Park, Bend, Texas April, 2010 epiphyllum (orchid cactus) Christmas cactus My Grandson's proudly grown G. Parodia chrysacanthion. I have had this Abromitella all summer and although a bit pointy, I am fascinated in the mounded way it grows. Pencil Senecio I bought at the Rawlings Conservatory in Baltimore, Md 3 years ago. Just love the way it crawls. Dutchman's Gold Echinopsis blooming in the Arizona spring Sempervivum 'Lilac Queen' with a display of mid Summer watermarks Handpainted by angels! Agave victoriae-reginae Yucca aloifolia 'Spanish Dagger' with Opuntia cactus Euphorbia characias 'Silver Swan' Bright light Ruby Spined Cactus Agave victoriae-reginae 'Compacta' Orostachys iwarenge, also known as "Dunce Cap". Close up of the flowers. Echinocactus grusonii (Common name, Golden Barrel Cactus). Hand held, taken with Camedia C-5060. Back this spring I bought this plant with its three leaves, or paddles, in San Francisco at Sloats Garden Center. I didn't know if it would survive our plentiful warm, wet rains, but it has, and thrived. It is now half again larger than the photo. Cactus found at 7000 ft. elevation on the plains east of the Rockies in Colorado. I believe this is the Ball Nipple Cactus. I believe this is the Prickly Pear Cactus. Photographed at 7000 ft. elevation on the plains in Colorado East of the Rockies. Euphorbia milii flowers. This particular flower cluster was just opening up. This arrangement pleases the fairies. Found these beauties out walking on a Spring day One of the many cacti that has come to live with me. A legacy from Stake. Bees collecting pollen from Cactus flower.Island of Cyprus, Spring 2010 Mini epi and hover fly. Red Yucca Bright Broneliad. Cactus at base of Enchanted Rock, Fredricksburg, Texas Epiphyllum bloom Echeveria imbricata 'Winter Sunset' Kalanchoe 'Magic Towers' bloomsBack to the contest main page. |
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