[Post reconstruction in progress after 25.10.07 hack (body, comments and images to follow)]:
Flowers on my San Pedro cactus (trichocereus pachanoi). (Click for larger view.)
Well, they were here, and now they’re gone again. But weren’t they wonderful? The entire plant was covered with them for a day or two. Click right for more detail.) I told you about the buds appearing shortly after the long-awaited rain, and within a day or two they popped out. But I had a backlog of things to do and so I have not posted the pictures until now. A day later they faded and then it rained briefly again, which was enough to ensure that they’d definitely be gone. Their fleeting nature makes them all the more precious.
A detail I like very much in the main photo is the exploring ladybird (”ladybug” for US readers – something in the coccinellidae family, anyway).
Enjoy!
-cvj
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I didn’t know the name of flowers but now I know.
This year we had 501 flowers so far and it’s still coming.
By the way this one is 18 feet tall.
Thanks,
Oris
Lake Charles, LA
Enjoy! They are wonderful… my crop for this year will be appearing very soon, I think.
-cvj
We have the same flower blooming. My daughter asked to see a picture of the flower and I came upon your photos. Now we know the cactus type as well!
Thanks,
Chris
Tucson AZ