Seven years ago I did a post on
buckhorn cholla, but none of the cholla I posted pictures of were flowering. In early April I was in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and the buckhorn cholla were flowering in profusion. I got lots of photos. I found three variations of colored flowers: orange, yellow and red.
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Buckhorn cholla with orange flowers. |
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Two buckhorn cholla: red flowers in the back and yellow flowers in front. |
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Buckhorn cholla with red flowers between two saguaro cacti. |
The orange flowers were particularly beautiful, especially when the setting sun light was shining through the petals.
Cactus flowers are the biggest contradiction of all God's creations--delicate, soft, brilliant flowers borne by branches covered by harsh, hard, colorless, lethal spikes. I love your pictures!
ReplyDeleteWhat a variety of colors! Beautiful!
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