Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Wednesday Vignette – my Cylindropuntia bloomed!

I returned home from a couple of days away and discovered one of my Cylindropuntia was blooming! This is the first ever occurrence here...and gosh, the flowers aren't very showy. Nothing like my other cactus flowers...this is as much as they opened! Oh well. They may not be "party worthy" but I love them...

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19 comments:

  1. Tim HuntingtonJuly 06, 2016

    Mine has been on the verge for some time. Mine went thru 60" of rain without a hitch. TOUGH.

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  2. Kris PetersonJuly 06, 2016

    I wonder if the flowers would open more in hotter, drier conditions?

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    1. danger gardenJuly 07, 2016

      Maybe, although really during the time they were trying to open it was dry in the mid 80's...

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  3. Shirley/Rock-Oak-DeerJuly 06, 2016

    Wow, that's wonderful color! You must be having a very sunny summer with all these blooms. Ahead of mine which have not bloomed in the five years since I planted them.

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    1. danger gardenJuly 07, 2016

      I've got 4 or 5 of them and none have ever bloomed. This one isn't even in optimal placement...crazy...

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  4. UnknownJuly 06, 2016

    Well, maybe a small soiree.

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  5. Mark and GazJuly 06, 2016

    I thought it was a peony at first, lovely!

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  6. Amy@SmallSunnyGardenJuly 06, 2016

    Love that color!

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  7. tvojtJuly 06, 2016

    That is a great color. That's your second cactus-surprise this year, right?

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    1. danger gardenJuly 07, 2016

      It is! Sadly they say July is going to be cool. This may be the last surprise of the season...

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  8. khakiJuly 06, 2016

    That is awesome!!!! Very pretty!

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  9. AlanJuly 06, 2016

    Surprises from "old" plants are the best!

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  10. outlawgardenerJuly 06, 2016

    It's always sweet when cacti bloom! Just goes to show that even the prickliest characters have a soft side.

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  11. Anna KJuly 07, 2016

    Maybe it's just biding its time until we have some heat spike? I imagine that perhaps the humane temperatures we've been having is not to its liking?

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    1. danger gardenJuly 07, 2016

      It was mid 80's when it bloomed, surely that was okay with it?

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