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Many hummingbird-attracting plants require regular watering and moisture, but this flowering succulent is perfect for those ...
Easter cactus bears long-petaled pink, red, orange, white or purple flowers that open at sunrise and close in the evening. It likes bright, indirect light to grow its best, but won’t tolerate ...
A mature Senita cactus can produce upwards of 3,000 flowers during the 3- to 5-month blooming season. The Senita moth, Upiga virescens, specializes in the pollination of the cactus' blooms.
The Christmas cactus will bloom best in cooler temperatures. These, too, need to be kept in a cool place away from heat sources. They are not a true cactus but are a succulent plant, and while ...
Claret cup cactus had some blooms open and others yet to open, and some were large, with over 60 blooms or buds on a single plant. My favorite, perhaps because it is least common, was Whipple's ...
Just as many wildflowers are beginning to fade, cactus blooms are showing up a bit early to keep deserts around Tucson colorful. Among the early bloomers are red and yellow cholla cactus flowers ...
Why is the saguaro blossom Arizona's state flower? Arizona has about 51 native cactus species, ... The red fruit that emerges from the flowers that get pollinated usually appears around July.
Easter cactus flowers are more flat, star-shaped and tend to point upward. Holiday cactus flowers can be red, pink, peach, yellow, purple, fuchsia, salmon, orange, or white.