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
Xeriscape Inspirations
28 Feb 2011 1 Comment
in Cactus, euphorbia, Garden Design, Photography, Succulents, water wise garden Tags: Cactus Garden, nadia's san diego garden blog, Succulents, Water wise landscaping, xeriscape landscape design
Here are several xeriscape designs that have inspired me. These photos say it all… simple, clean and water wise!
saguaro cactus in arizona
antique wagon wheel next to a protea just about to bloom
flagstone pavers, smooth round pebbles and ahhh... relaxing chairs
aloe and euphorbia with a rock river
Front yard xeriscape
multi-layered rock tones add depth to this garden
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
