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[Yvonne G]

Aw heck. I missed it. But there are still plenty of baby buds not ready to open for a couple more days. I'll try to keep remembering. The first picture shows how big the plant is. It's the one behind the power pole. There's one branch (?) that goes up about 20'. The last picture is a different cactus (I think it's called organ pipe, but not sure), and its buds look like they'll open tonight. I'll watch for it early tomorrow a.m. (If this old brain can remember)

 

[Momof4]

The cactus started blooming this week even though we haven't had a whole lot of sun.View attachment 240654 View attachment 240655

Len,
I have a bent pad that I want to plant.
I cut the bottom as usual but the top is curled over.
Should I cut the top off or just plant it?

 

[Yvonne G]

Len,
I have a bent pad that I want to plant.
I cut the bottom as usual but the top is curled over.
Should I cut the top off or just plant it?

Not Len, but maybe I can help. You can just lay the bent pad on the ground on its side. It will grow roots where the pad touches the ground.

 

[Oxalis]

The cactus started blooming this week even though we haven't had a whole lot of sun.View attachment 240654 View attachment 240655

Lovely! Look at all those tortoise treats!

 

[Maro2Bear]

The cactus started blooming this week even though we haven't had a whole lot of sun.View attachment 240654 View attachment 240655

Wow Len...looks great....

 

[Momof4]

Not Len, but maybe I can help. You can just lay the bent pad on the ground on its side. It will grow roots where the pad touches the ground.

Thanks Yvonne!! That’s a great idea!!

 

[Yvonne G]

Darn it! I missed getting a picture of the prettiest cactus bloom in the world. It must've bloomed yesterday. You can still see the color, but the blooms are closing:



I did manage to get the organ pipe while it was blooming:



And the big Cereus peruvianus behind the organ pipe is still blooming sort of sporadically. There are lots of buds yet to open. Hopefully I'll be able to get a picture when a whole lot of them are open at the same time:

 

[Oxalis]

Darn it! I missed getting a picture of the prettiest cactus bloom in the world. It must've bloomed yesterday. You can still see the color, but the blooms are closing:

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I did manage to get the organ pipe while it was blooming:

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And the big Cereus peruvianus behind the organ pipe is still blooming sort of sporadically. There are lots of buds yet to open. Hopefully I'll be able to get a picture when a whole lot of them are open at the same time:

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Gorgeous! I love it.

 

[Len B]

Len,
I have a bent pad that I want to plant.
I cut the bottom as usual but the top is curled over.
Should I cut the top off or just plant it?

I noticed this one today while weeding, this is what they do when just laid on the ground.I broke this pad off a plant I was moving late last summer. It's in a bad spot so will have to be moved later.

 

[mrnewberry]

I tried growing a bunch of spineless cacti last year. But, none of it survived the winter. Then this spring I spotted a nice prickly pear growing at the place that I get my propane from. When I complimented them on their cactus he said feel free to take some home. So I did. These do not have the large spine but have plenty of the tiny annoying ones. The pads are relatively small as well. Turns out all the new growths on them ended up being flowers.

 

[Yvonne G]

I tried growing a bunch of spineless cacti last year. But, none of it survived the winter. Then this spring I spotted a nice prickly pear growing at the place that I get my propane from. When I complimented them on their cactus he said feel free to take some home. So I did. These do not have the large spine but have plenty of the tiny annoying ones. The pads are relatively small as well. Turns out all the new growths on them ended up being flowers.View attachment 241029

That's beautiful!!

 

[Momof4]

I tried growing a bunch of spineless cacti last year. But, none of it survived the winter. Then this spring I spotted a nice prickly pear growing at the place that I get my propane from. When I complimented them on their cactus he said feel free to take some home. So I did. These do not have the large spine but have plenty of the tiny annoying ones. The pads are relatively small as well. Turns out all the new growths on them ended up being flowers.View attachment 241029

That is so pretty!

 

[mrnewberry]

Thanks for complimenting my cactus.
Here is a shot of my poppies from this morning.

 

[Yvonne G]

Very pretty. I have a desert mallow with flowers similar to that, only much smaller.

 

[CarolM]

Darn it! I missed getting a picture of the prettiest cactus bloom in the world. It must've bloomed yesterday. You can still see the color, but the blooms are closing:

View attachment 240968

I did manage to get the organ pipe while it was blooming:

View attachment 240969

And the big Cereus peruvianus behind the organ pipe is still blooming sort of sporadically. There are lots of buds yet to open. Hopefully I'll be able to get a picture when a whole lot of them are open at the same time:

View attachment 240971

Oh that is a shame.

 

[CarolM]

I tried growing a bunch of spineless cacti last year. But, none of it survived the winter. Then this spring I spotted a nice prickly pear growing at the place that I get my propane from. When I complimented them on their cactus he said feel free to take some home. So I did. These do not have the large spine but have plenty of the tiny annoying ones. The pads are relatively small as well. Turns out all the new growths on them ended up being flowers.View attachment 241029

That is stunning.

 

[CarolM]

Thanks for complimenting my cactus.
Here is a shot of my poppies from this morning.View attachment 241084

Those are lovely. But the cactus flower is better.[emoji6]

 

[mrnewberry]

Those are lovely. But the cactus flower is better.[emoji6]

The prickly pear flowers are very nice. But, they are actually in the same bed as the poppies. So, you have to look to see them. I planted the cacti as about a dozen single pads after the poppies had already sprouted. I didn’t expect flowers on the cacti this year, but it seems that all the tiny buds on the pads had already decided to grow into flowers when I plucked them off of the parent plant.

 

[Len B]

Most of my cactus have yellow blooms, here are some of the different types. This one is the biggest at about 5 inches. The next 3 look similar and the bees like them. This is the one that turns from yellow to orange as the day goes on This is a type of Lilly and it's not yellow and the last is a just pic of the male Hermann going into his crock.

 

[CarolM]

Most of my cactus have yellow blooms, here are some of the different types. This one is the biggest at about 5 inches. View attachment 241146The next 3 look similar and the bees like them.View attachment 241147 View attachment 241148 View attachment 241149 This is the one that turns from yellow to orange as the day goes onView attachment 241150 This is a type of Lilly and it's not yellowView attachment 241151 and the last is a just pic of the male Hermann going into his crock.View attachment 241152

Although there are some flowers coming out in winter here like the Aloe plants there is not much. So It is lovely to see them bloom somewhere else. Love your flowers and love your hides in the one photo as well. An interesting take on it.