I brought this cactus from California just after we moved here over three years ago. I don’t know the name of this variety of cactus, but it has long arms that hang over the side of the pot. This is the first and only flower that opened up on this unusual cactus since it’s been here in Arizona. Click on the image to enlarge.
UPDATE: You can see more of this strange cactus here.
We were on the road today to the West Valley and back. The trip is scenic in the areas where the saguaro and teddy bear cholla grow. These saguaros are on a hillside above the little pass on US 60 between Morristown and Wickenburg. Click on the image to enlarge.
This quintet of flowers opened up today on my Bishop’s Cap cactus in the courtyard. This happy little barrel cactus just keeps on making pretty flowers most of the year. Even though five flowers seems to be a lot, this cactus has had as many as 20 flowers open at the same time. Click on the image to enlarge.
The Mexican bird of paradise flowers always open sooner than my favorite red birds, but they aren’t nearly as pretty. We don’t have any Mexican birds in our garden, but I have three red birds that are showing vigorous growth of their spring foliage and will be having flowers opening in a few weeks. I took this photo across town this morning while we were between errands. Click on the image to enlarge.
I have a small vegetable garden in pots in the courtyard. I have tomatoes, sugar snap peas, peppers, squash and onions. The flower stalks of the onions are now about two and a half feet tall and the tiny flowers are all opening. I took this photo of the three-inch cluster of onion flowers this morning. Click on the image to enlarge.
We were at the pharmacy this morning to pick up some meds when I saw the old saguaro cactus in the parking lot had sprouted some flowers. We went over and took a few pictures of the new flowers and all the flower pods of flowers to come.These are the first saguaro flowers we have seen this spring. The saguaro flower is the state flower of Arizona. Click on the image to enlarge.
One of the Easter lilies opened up to its full glory on this Easter Sunday. I placed it in the shadow in the courtyard such that the back of the flower was in sunlight. I like the “light from within” effect. Click on the image to enlarge.
