Cactus blooms 2012-so far

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:46 am

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 8:22 am

Beautiful!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 1:19 pm

Nice, Jim.
Glad they weren't affected by the dip in temps.

Barb

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 9:18 pm

Nice blooms Jim!

Paul Ont · Post by **Paul Ont** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 5:16 am

Love the E. viridiflorus! Do you have the one with the 'citrus' smell to them?

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 6:09 am

Paul Ont wrote:Love the E. viridiflorus! Do you have the one with the 'citrus' smell to them?

Never noticed much fragrance Paul but I have to admit that (given the difficulty getting the nose down there)
I don't bend down there very often to take a wiff!

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 6:14 am

I like the close ups, very nice.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 6:16 am

Thanks Aaron

I am not very good with a camera so i have to take a bunch and see what worked......

I am really looking forward to the bigger flowers and I believe there are more buds than ever!

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 11:40 am

hardyjim wrote:
I am really looking forward to the bigger flowers and I believe there are more buds than ever!

As loaded as these are...I'm sure it will be a show.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 4:07 pm

Yea for sure!

PAUL

I did a few push ups over the E.viridiflorus and you were right!

It has the most amazing lemony sweet smell-very cool and once I
was aware of it,I could smell it from a distance.

Cameron_z6a_N.S. · Post by **Cameron_z6a_N.S.** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 6:03 pm

Jim, I always like seeing the green-ish flowers on E. viridiflorus! Great work!

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:52 am

I think they are actually more yellow than ever this year now that you mention it......

Good excuse to look through the pics and see if that is so.............

4-26-2009

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4-26-2010-how about that,same date-pretty consistant

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May 17 2011-cold spring

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April 18,2012-warm spring(March)

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Oh well,maybe not

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 1:21 pm

those are some beauties Jim! Cactus flowers are some of the best flowers out there........I wish they would last longer

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:35 am

Right on Tim

I think to preserve them this year(from rain) I will use my clear covers.......
they were only on a few days,so I am still trying to justify making them

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Wed May 09, 2012 9:00 am

Couple more shots of one of my favorites

Bonus pic of Adenium flower

Maybe someday as pretty as this one

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