Monday, May 5, 2014

Cactus Flowers

These are my new cactus, still putting out flowers, and the fruit is ripening.

Big fruit ripening on the left
Half eaten fruit, revealing the seedy interior.
Found this Wilson's warbler in the yard this morning. RIP.


Cholla cactus have very interesting flowers. The top two pictures are silver cholla. The flowers are sort of orangey-yellow with red tips and veining.



 The teddy bear cholla has a green flower with a bit of russet on the tips. 

Teddy bear cholla bud
Teddy bear cholla flower











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