While photographing and writing about cholla cactus, I’ve primarily focused on the plants with their vibrant magenta flowers. These were the first variety of cholla I ever encountered while living in New Mexico. At that time, I was not aware there were other varieties. With their cup shaped flowers, cholla can vary in color depending
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The Claret Cups have now completed their stunning bloom cycle. The prickly pear cactus flowers are winding down. So next on deck are the flowering Cholla cactus plants. With their magenta pink, waxy flowers, they are enjoyed by viewers, photographers and bees alike. Having initially been introduced to Cholla cactus while living in New Mexico,
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We interrupt this regularly scheduled programming to bring you… drum roll please, LADYBUGS! They are well deserving of some props among all the flower photos. Bees and Butterflies tend to get most of the attention and justifiably so as prolific pollinators. However, this little industrious flying insect deserves its time in the spot light: They
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While the bright, red Claret Cup barrel cactus flowers may be taking center stage, prickly pear cactus flowers are awaiting their turn at bat. Between the different gardens I frequent there are different varieties of these blooming wonders. I don’t know all their names – but definitely appreciate their beauty! They’re definitely sun worshippers and
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Each season I look forward to capturing photos of my favorite flowering cactus plants. With different names such as hedgehog cactus, barrel cactus, claret cups etc, their bright red or coral colored flowers are magnificent! It’s no wonder I look forward to their arrival. However, the thefts of all the White Sands Claret Cup plants
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My beloved barrel cactus plants have been taking a hit this year by human hands. To see what has unfolded is truly criminal! It’s bad enough to have been witness to the “Cactus Wrangling” (theft of cactus plants) from the public gardens. But the further cactus carnage has been a blow beyond belief! Never in
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