Back to the Huntington Desert Garden with a fabulous crested cactus. Normally I'm not a fan of crested or fasciated plants, but this one I like.
Gotta love a back-lit cactus.
Deuterocohnia brevifolia
The field of barrels is one of my favorite sections of the garden.
Powder-blue Agave parryi are the perfect accent.
Post-bloom bit I believe, so fluffy!
Puya blooms?
Close-up
Opuntia with fruit and a jungle cactus leisurely draped over it.
The fruit of this cactus caught my eye.
And then I noticed this feathered fellow making the most of it.
Yucca valida
Sprouts all along the thick arms!
Selenicereus undatus I believe (dragon fruit).
Another case of a plant growing on another plant, or at least using it for support.
Wednesday's post (
Part One) featured several aeonium photos. They're making a return today...
There was beauty everywhere I looked.
Cereus horribarbis
I first visited the Huntington in 2009, that means I've been coming back over a fifteen year period.
It never gets old. I wonder if it would if I lived nearby and could visit whenever I wanted to?
Nope. Not a chance.
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Your photos today are amazing. Somehow you managed to make this well visited garden look new.
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Wonderfull combinations of A. parryi and barrel cactus; if I didn't know better, I'd think the post-bloom close-up is an underwater eco system...
Love the bird on nibbling at the fruit, well spotted.
Finally, I admit I had no idea where dragon fruit came from... Wow.
Chavli
Oh, your photos do not disappoint! I'll never tire of the barrel/agave scene, it is everything right. I'm glad you included the barrel close-up, having just been there - I couldn't get over how perfect they looked. It was like they poured golden sand in the center. November you say? It's hard to decide on a November or January visit- January is when I'm needing a warm pickmeup.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos! I can't remember seeing the Puya with white flowers but then I may never have been there in November. I've never been one for crested succulents either but my neighbor up the street is obsessed with them and my exposure is slowly changing my appreciation.
ReplyDeleteYou made the most of the beautiful light at the Huntington. Your photos are wonderful.
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