More Blooms Today

Nice flowers, but I don't care much for the plant.  The one at Mom's house is starting to look very tree-like at the base.  Way to big for that little space.

OK, this one's not a flower, just cool looking.

A Santa Rita variety. Nice long spines along the top of the stems.

This one sure does put out the flowers!

Closer look:

Cleistocactus samaipatanus (Thanks Christer for the ID on this one!)

This was right next to the one above.

Nighttime Beauty

There is a bloom about this large that is on a thinner cactus called Queen of the Night. I have a very small one in the yard.  I'll take and post daytime pictures of the two...This is also out front and I thought about shooting the bud as it looked like it would open soon.

Here it is shortly after sunset.

Here it is fully open around 9 p.m.

Apparently this is Harrisia jusbertii

It was still open in the morning

This is the Queen of the Night

It is very small right now, but as it grows it doesn't really get much thicker so it will need some support.

Spring is Here (Again)

Yes, the annual picture taking of flowers I already have tons of pictures of.  How does that happen? Every year I think they get better, too.  Of course, that may only be because I don't look at the others.

Poppies seem to be able to grow with next to no rainfall.

This year, there was plenty. A bit late, perhaps, but plenty.

Fiddleneck

Look how nettly the stems & leaves are! No animals seem to eat this.

Lupine

Desert Marigold

Scorpionweed