About two weeks ago, I posted a photo of this flower cluster growing on the Crassula Falcata succulent adjacent to our front porch. At the time, the tiny individual flowers were not open. Today, I took this photo of the flowers that are now open exposing the yellow stamens. The flowers also have a nice fresh fragrance. Click on the image to enlarge.
I bought this interesting succulent in a small planter last week at the garden shop. The flowers were just starting to open at the time. The flowers are on a six-inch stalk growing out of the main part of the succulent. They are called ‘topsy turvy’ due to the scrambled appearance of the plant.
This is one of the flowers growing on the Crassula Falcata succulent adjacent to our front porch, Every year this interesting plant grows flower stalks that produce an array of tiny red flowers. When the little flowers open up, they have yellow stamens which give the flowers an orange appearance when seen from a distance.
According to Desert Tropicals, this plant does not tolerate direct sunlight in hot Phoenix summers, so we’ll try and grow one in a shady spot on the patio at the new Wickenburg house. Our back patio should be shady all day.
I wanted to post a picture of this flower today to see if Sig94 will tell me he’s got one of these growing out of his other leg. Click on the image to enlarge
We stopped at the garden shop for a few supplies today. While there, as usual, I took pictures of some of the pretty flowers on display. I took this picture of a sunlit cluster of plumerias. Click on the image to enlarge.
The end of night-blooming cereus flower season is coming soon. In the meantime, we’re enjoying a daily show – in the morning, that is, since they fade after a couple of hours of sunlight. Click on the image to enlarge.
We stopped to walk the dogs and take a rest on our way back to California at the General Patton Memorial Museum located at Chiriaco Summit on Interstate 10. We did not go into the museum today, but took some photos of the large display of vintage military tanks and armored vehicles. Click on the image to enlarge.
