Friday, April 25, 2014

Easter Lily Cactus Blossom

An Easter Lily Cactus blossoms in a window-box garden at the side of our patio. The box also holds Ghost Plant succulents and Pin Cushion Cactus.

This year there were two blossoms. This was yesterday's. It was open when we opened the door at about 9:00 A.M. and lasted until shortly after noon.



The second blossom was open when I stepped outside at about 7:00 o'clock this morning. There are several varieties of this plant with slightly different colored flowers from pristine white to brilliant pink. They begin with an ugly black hairy growth from the side of the globular cactus that lasts two or three weeks, and then very suddenly this gorgeous blossom appears.
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3 comments:

  1. Sharon Cook - HarbarukApril 25, 2014 at 12:52 PM

    Wow! They are worth waiting for! Gorgeous! Did you happen to notice what came to pollinate them? Thanks for sharing!

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  2. UnknownApril 26, 2014 at 3:23 AM

    Fabulous Uncle Jess! Love your pictures! Perhaps I need to take up photography as a hobby! Might help with some of the other issues.

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  3. AnonymousApril 27, 2014 at 2:51 PM

    Wonderful Jess. Thanks for sending this onto us. Jan & Chuck

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