On May 12, I posted photographs a ball cactus
(sometimes called a pin-cushion cactus) in the first stage of blooming. The flowers of the ball cactus open only
during the full hours of sunlight and close-up each night. After showing their yellow core for a few sunny
days in mid-May, the flowers closed again.
Yesterday, the ball cactus flowers opened to display their full color
for the first time.
The flowers on ball cactus are startlingly magenta in
color—almost neon in their intensity. Few
flowers can outshine them. Today, I am
posting a couple of photographs I captured near my house.
--Mitchell
Hegman
Must be a spectacular sight. I imagine that they make up for the pricks and their lack of scent through color. Just like people.
ReplyDeleteThey are stunning!
ReplyDelete