Posts tagged prickly pear

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Opuntia engelmannii

Opuntia engelmannii

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A friend posted this joke that her student shared:

¿Qué hacen las abispas en el gimnasio?  (What do bees do at the gym?)

¡Zumba!

A friend posted this joke that her student shared:

¿Qué hacen las abispas en el gimnasio? (What do bees do at the gym?)

¡Zumba!

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Opuntia engelmannii blooms look just as stunning as they wither.

Opuntia engelmannii blooms look just as stunning as they wither.

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Opuntias love May - and so do I.

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Someone knocked a piece off of the Opuntia microdasys montrose, Crazy bunny cactus, so I have another piece for the Coffin garden and a nice little spot for a planter.

Someone knocked a piece off of the Opuntia microdasys montrose, Crazy bunny cactus, so I have another piece for the Coffin garden and a nice little spot for a planter.

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Opuntia and Sedum ‘Stonecrop’

Opuntia and Sedum ‘Stonecrop’

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The Coffin is ready to be weeded - again - but everything is growing well, and the sunflowers are beginning to fill in the entry gate to keep unwanted visitors out.

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brittaniejonesphotography:

Might be anthropomorphism, but, this cactus cactguy sent me last fall looks very solemn and thoughtful. Probably very upset to lose all it’s breathren to frost…

Opuntia basilaris ‘Baby Rita’ is such a photogenic prickly pear, but all the mini and micro ones are.

brittaniejonesphotography:

Might be anthropomorphism, but, this cactus cactguy sent me last fall looks very solemn and thoughtful. Probably very upset to lose all it’s breathren to frost…

Opuntia basilaris ‘Baby Rita’ is such a photogenic prickly pear, but all the mini and micro ones are.

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3, 2, 1 Opuntia engelmannii blooms!

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Opuntia engelmannii / Beating the morning rush

Opuntia engelmannii / Beating the morning rush

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Let the blooms begin! I can count them - 3! - for now, but I have a feeling that won’t last for long!

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Opuntia basilaris ‘Baby Rita’ update:  The first round of pads are nearly adult size, and new pads continue to emerge without a true break from the first set.

Opuntia basilaris ‘Baby Rita’ update:  The first round of pads are nearly adult size, and new pads continue to emerge without a true break from the first set.

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Opuntia engelmannii / soft focus

Opuntia engelmannii / soft focus

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Opuntia engelmannii / stripes

Opuntia engelmannii / stripes

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The blooms are now distinctly more “yellowish” than green as they near blooming.