Cactus Nursery,  Pastures and House Lawn

Spring Cactus Flowers Everywhere

April 9, 2023 /

I don’t think I’ve ever had so many flowers at the cactus farm at one time, and some uncommon ones at that. The really wooly blue Pilosocereus with curly white wool on every areole is some kind of hybrid from California, and I’m guessing someone crossed Brazilian P. pachycladus with Mexican P. leucocephalus or P. leucocephalus palmeri. The single muted mauve flower on the turquoise P. aff. flexibilispinus (CS140 Sitio Grande, Bahia, Brazil) was an early surprise for 4.7 year old plants. Twin flower bells with green hypanthium on what is likely Xiquexique gounelei ssp zehntneri are a knockout, while the 20-some buds on the patio gem Harrisia aboriginum candelabro stunned us, especially in the early morning after popping open at night.

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.

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