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The Flowering of the Christmas Cactus

Here’s a follow-up to last fall’s post, a view of the elegant pistil and stamens of the blossoming cactus.

Rosa ‘Mission Bells’ at the Huntington Botanical Gardens in San Marino, CA.

Thinking of spring during these exceptionally cold days. A budding agapanthus flower from the Huntington Botanical Gardens, San Marino CA, June 2012.

Phalaenopsis, commonly known as Moth Orchid.

One from the archives. A shot of color for a grey day.

My grandmother had a knack for getting these to bloom all year around. Mine blooms once a year, but it always reminds me of her.

Tulip Prinses Irene
Photographed in Salt Lake City, Utah

Another out of season tulip, but this one has recently become one of
my most popular images. Photographed in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Bright pink and white Alstroemeria flowers glowing in morning sunlight at The Huntington Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California.