Cactus Flowers Open at Night
This past week four have opened so far, and many more are budding on the aboriginal prickly apples. The mahogany and rose colors on the hypanthium and sepals distinguish this species’ flowers. I’ll be mesh bagging others now that both species are in bloom at the same time, to avoid possible hybridizations.
Here are the largest of both species of prickly apple and the mama Royen’s in their new “cactus cairn” raised stone beds. I’ll add onto the sides of this large round one a couple of smaller satellite beds with Consolea moniliformis, to make it a habitat garden.
jvfreeman
James V. Freeman is an established visual artist (oil painting) with a deep interest in natural history, plants and farming. He has had numerous solo shows, a solo museum show, an upcoming museum show and his work has been featured in many publications to date. He currently has a studio in Williston, Fl at the family farm and homestead, "Cactus Island", and as a farmer, specializes in growing columnar cacti of the Caribbean and Gulf countries as well as the aquatic Madegascar Lace Plant. James and his mom Sharon manage and develop the permaculture homestead.
