Each flower took about 5 hours to fully open ...
It's better to travel than arrive ... then again ...
Dec 10, 2012
I'm Cactused!
The last two days have been spent marveling at the antics of a cactus. I say "antics" knowing you'll no doubt want to point out that the sedentary cactus is somewhat limited in its ability to act in anything remotely antic-like. No so. The rate at which this Echinocereus spachiana grew the flowers was almost unbelievable. Consider the plant has stood sentinel in its pot for over ten years ... no doubt contemplating this recent flowing ... belies the last few days activity. Here are some photos to amaze and delight ...
