Cactus flower jewel tones
A corona of a non-viral kind tops mammillaria cactus in bloom. It’s a crown of jewel-toned flowers!
This particular specimen elicited chuckles from certain dirty-minded members of my family, when I cajoled them outside to see the cacti in bloom. All I see is a ’60s flower child wearing a crown of blossoms.
You too, right?
Another jewel-like flower perches amid orange-tinged spines on a different cactus.
Prickly pear has been flowering too.
But my favorite right now is this mammillaria that looks like a downy chick, with protruding flower “eyes” and an unopened bud “beak.”
A post-Easter chick!
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They are all lovely! Cacti blooms are so very showy!
They are such a surprise, coming out of those spiny plants.
They look good – and they’re clearly happy plants!
They love the sun and heat, so they’re in the right place. Ha!
What a nice selection of blossoms! The chick is particularly sweet.
Isn’t she cute? 😉
They are all gorgeous. It is amazing that those prickly rather nondescript plants can have such colorful beautiful blooms. I like the chick too. Well, I like them all. 🙂
Whenever a cactus opens one of those jewel-like flowers, it’s an exciting day.
Oh my goodness I have to have one of those Easter chick cactus! Thank you for sharing!
So fun, right? 🙂