Barrel Cactus in Bloom

Photos of Texas cactus in bloom courtesy Alain Schoenacker of Asso Epine de France. We thought you meant Paris, TEXAS! Philadelphia Cactus & Succulent Society. Philadelphia International Flower Show, March 13, 2011.

Prickly pear cactus in bloom. We sure picked a good time of year to wander the desert part of the country.

Cactus in Bloom

Taken out of the window of the car, leaving the Texas beach

In the hills of drumheller, you can veiw cactus in bloom

Claret Cup Cactus in bloom,

Echinocereus triglochidiatus,

Cactaceae family, in southwest Texas.

Botanical Gardens, cactus in bloom

Torch cactus in bloom

Scarlet hedgehog cactus in bloom

Winter rains caused our cactus plant to bloom with bright pink flowers - seen here after a morning shower

Taken at the Bosque del Apache Nature Refuge's desert garden

Close-up photo of the Christmas cactus in bloom. I couldn't get any closer to it, which is why I switched to the macro lens.

Hedgehog Cactus in bloom near Picket Post Mountain, Superior, Arizona.

My christmas cactus in bloom

Big Bend National Park

Cactus in the desert garden at the Huntington library and botanical gardens

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

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

Another version of the Christmas Cactus in bloom .

ABC Open Garden .

Chetwynd . Chelmer . Brisbane .

Cactus in bloom.

These are interesting little guys. Once the buds truly open up the little flowers stay during the day and then close around 6 in the evening. Almost the opposite schedule of my four o'clocks.

Cactus in bloom.

Even the cacti bloomed when we were there

At Sonoran Desert Museum

It was raining in the Anza-Borrego desert when I took this photo during a workshop with Ron Niebrugge. The rain brought our the red color of the spines.

One of my favorite Cacti and Succulent plantings..

Prickly Pear Cactus in bloom

Death Valley National Park is located in Eastern California along the Nevada border. It is a land of contrasts, ranging from Telescope Peak at 11,049 feet, to Badwater Basin at 282 feet below sea level. It is one of the hottest and driest places on earth, registering the hottest day recorded anywhere on earth at 134 degrees F.