A Whipple's Fishhook (Sclerocactus whipplei) in bloom at the western edge of Colorado. Note the fish hook shape of some of the spines.

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The cat and I agree that it is nice to see a little color this time of year.

Echinocereus viridiflorus cactus in bloom

Photo was taken at the Desert Museum in Tucson AZ. The Cactus in bloom are stunning. I still have lots of AZ photos from April to process.

Amazing time of year to visit the park as so many flowers were in full bloom.

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

Quail Canyon Wash, Catalina Foothills, AZ

Christmas cactus in bloom

on the way to Cuzco 24.10.12

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San Pedro cactus in bloom.

Cactus in bloom.

Phoenix Zoo.

Same cactus about 10 to 12 feet tall.

Hedgehog Cactus in Bloom

small cactus in bloom

Rhipsaldosis gaertneri

Stanze

In NE NM mid June, in the middle of an extended drought. The magic of nature keeps drawing me to it.

Cactus in bloom since October.

Opuntia basilaris

Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve

Lancaster, CA

cactus in bloom, arizona

A Beavertail Cactus in bloom on a bush at the Visitor Center at Anza-Borrego State Park in Borrego Springs, CA. Photographed on 03/05/2015.

Cactus in Bloom in Outer Banks of NC

Three day backpack to Neon and Choprock canyons along the Escalante River. For more of the story, please visit us at: www.evansoutdooradventures.com/?p=3564

We have had a backyard Cactus Grove for some time. The blossoms bloom overnight for one night only and close up by mid-morning the next day. This is the largest bloom we have had as I counted 24 blossoms this morning.

Cactus in bloom at Big Bend National Park

These purple cactus blooms in the spring and only stay a day or two.

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

I found it interesting that as we hiked we went through zones where cactus were currently in bloom and then further down, where it was warmer, the same species had previously been in bloom and the blooms had no withered.

The Prickly Pear Cactus In Bloom, Taken With The Fisheye Lens

A batch of cactus plants in bloom.