We are back at the California house this evening. We had a couple of surprises awaiting us in the backyard. Have you ever seen an artichoke flower? Well now you have. Also, please note the bed of California Poppies in the background. Click on the image to enlarge.
Yesterday, I posted a photo of the flower pods on my Red Bird of Paradise. To my surprise, the first three opened up this morning. I don’t have to tell you how much I love these shrubs and I’m ecstatic to have my very own blooms. There will be more coming and I promise (DrJim) I will post them when I can. Click on the image to enlarge.
I have been looking forward to having my own beautiful Red Bird of Paradise flowers in the courtyard. Well, it’s about to happen. I will have more images of this beautiful (and my favorite) shrub’s flowers soon. Click on the image to enlarge.
I’ve always loved the gazanias that we had in California. Maybe I will bring some of them back to Arizona on our next trip out west. We were at the nursery in town today and saw these in bloom. I wasn’t sure how they would do in this climate, but, as you can see, they are just fine! Click on the image to enlarge.
It is just another peaceful Sunday except for this gorgeous 2½ inch peanut cactus flower which opened today. There were two buds, but the critters ate one which prompted me to move the planter. Don’t worry, though, there are more buds coming. Click on the image to enlarge.
I took this photo about a year ago in the back of the lot where our house was to be built in Arizona. Now that the house is complete, this cholla still stands on the little hill in our back yard. It produced an amazing bunch of yellow flowers over the last couple of months. Click on the image to enlarge.
This echinopsis (a.k.a hedgehog, sea-urchin or Easter lily cactus) flower opened up during the night. This morning, I got this photo of it where it sits in a pot in front of the Arizona house. This cactus has flowered before, but I don’t remember the flower being this large. I think it likes the desert! Click on the image to enlarge.
