Stunning Blue Cacti in Bloom
It’s been a bloomy couple of weeks at Cactus Island here just southwest of Gainesville in Williston, FL. The classic wooly blue cacti plus it’s rare genusmate Pilosocereus aff. flexibilixpinus with tufts of gold wool, dark needles have been going nuts. Neither are self-fertile, and the genus almost never gets pollinated here naturally. I use a brush and mesh bag for controlled pollination when producing seeds. Both are available through the ecommerce page. Very large cacti are easy enough to ship but not cheap over 40 inches long, and 5-6 footers probably require freight. Last picture, since the Opuntia from the Keys was in bloom, is from the native Florida cactus section.
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.
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