Flowering cactus opens for a single day. These flowers have a light perfume scent.
June Cactus Blooms
08 Jun 2012 4 Comments
in Cactus, Flowers, Garden Design, Photography Tags: Cactus Bloom, Cactus Flower, Cactus Garden, Drought Tolerant
San Pedro Cactus- Echinopsis Pachanoi
21 Jan 2010 4 Comments
in Cactus, Flowers, Photography Tags: Cactus Bloom, Cactus Garden, Echinopsis Pachanoi, San Pedro Cactus
San Diego had a day full of rain today and as I went out to the garden to get some carrots I noticed that there was a first bloom from my San Pedro Cactus (Echinopsis pachanoi). I watched a documentary on T.V. a few weeks ago about Peruvian religious customs where the San Pedro cactus has been used for 3,000 years as a hallucinogen for religious divination and other healing methods.
San Pedro Cactus Exotic Flower Bloom- January 2010
This flower that bloomed today was about 9 inches in diameter and had a very light and sweet flower scent (only detectable by inserting my nose into the flower!). The San Pedro is a columnar cactus that can reach up to 15 feet tall. It has grown very well in my San Diego cactus garden situated on a hill with great drainage and very little watering. The San Pedro also grows well in containers with a cactus mix type of soil. The flower bloom only lasts a few days and is so beautiful juxtaposed to the thorny cactus it bursted out from.
San Pedro Cactus in a San Diego Cactus Garden- Echinopsis Pachanoi
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san pedro hiding in the background
