Cactus in bloom

June '15, Shell Beach, Shelter Island, NY.

For only the second time in 10 years.

Claret Cup Hedgehog Cactus in Bloom

Prickly spines and Velvety bloosoms, extraordinary desert beauty, tough and elegant.

Yampa May 2005

Hedgehog cactus in Bloom at Tohono Chul Park, Tucson AZ. Tohono Chul Park is a 49-acre (198,300 m2) nature preserve in Casas Adobes, a suburb of Tucson, Arizona,

Cactus in bloom

My christmas cactus in bloom

Beavertail prickly pear cactus in bloom with pink magenta flowers, in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, in the Colorado Desert, San Diego County, California.

This Prickly Pear Cactus was was really going. This was on the top of Fishhook Hill. The elevation is better for the cactus and they seem to bloom more. The things that look like paddles can be cooked and eaten. Our guide said that in could be ordered in the local Mexican resteraunts.

Cactus photo taken in San Marcos, California

A Prickly Pear Cactus in bloom. Palmer Park in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Borrego Springs, California

Red cactus in bloom, Sedona, AZ

Cool pinkish spines... but don't get too close!

Cactus in bloom, Joshua Tree National Monument.

Pincushin cactus in bloom. The flowers circle the top of the small cactus creating a flower halo. Pink waxy petals have deposits of pollen from the bees.

Sonoran Desert

taken last week/May 7, 2012

not so great with flash

Cactus in bloom

Dual sport ride at the end of the superbloom

Cactus in bloom caught in my Aunt and Uncle's backyard in Burbank, California

cactus in bloom in cactus garden on east side of park blvd in balboa park

Starfish cactus in bloom.

Prickly Pear Cactus in bloom, Saguaro National Park, Tucson, AZ

Cactus with yellow flowers around my house in Southern New Jersey USA

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August 8, 2024 - Dragonfruit Cactus in Bloom at our Home in Long Beach, CA. Looking forward to the Harvest to come!

Day 141 of 365 Day Photo Challenge

Our cactus in bloom

1/200s

f/20

ISO:100

60mm

Canon EOS 550D

Lighting: Daylight and internal flash

My Christmas cactus started to bloom right on schedule for Christmas and has been blooming ever since.

16/365 in My 365 Project

Cactus! In bloom! In Alberta?

Royal Tyrrell Museum

Drumheller

Strawberry Hedgehog Cactus in bloom, with pink magenta flowers, in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, in the Colorado Desert, San Diego County, California.