tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269929186047281311.post6996887049655355331..comments2024-01-31T16:24:12.701-07:00Comments on Water When Dry: Loads of BarrelsAiyanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525758484165324330noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269929186047281311.post-28177345839152248082007-08-27T20:06:00.000-07:002007-08-27T20:06:00.000-07:00Thanks, Julie! You're doing a great job on your bl...Thanks, Julie! You're doing a great job on your blog, so just keep it up.<BR/>Drew, the flowers are waxy. That prevents premature drying in the hot sun.<BR/>Kate, although the flowers look papery, they are actually waxy. They close in the evening, and as they wilt, they stay closed up, never to reopen again.Aiyanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04525758484165324330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269929186047281311.post-2949192388284532232007-08-27T19:44:00.000-07:002007-08-27T19:44:00.000-07:00The colours of the flowers on the barrel cacti are...The colours of the flowers on the barrel cacti are beautiful. Each bloom is distinctive - the flowers look so papery.katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979577122006222781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269929186047281311.post-16210057372773197042007-08-27T19:22:00.000-07:002007-08-27T19:22:00.000-07:00Mmmmmm.....nothing quite like cactus flowers! Ver...Mmmmmm.....nothing quite like cactus flowers! Very pretty!Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269929186047281311.post-70646317297432419312007-08-27T19:09:00.000-07:002007-08-27T19:09:00.000-07:00those were really interesting flowers. they kind o...those were really interesting flowers. they kind of looked waxy. They must be very cool to see up close.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269929186047281311.post-61144180609389672102007-08-27T17:36:00.000-07:002007-08-27T17:36:00.000-07:00LOL...in a perfect world...I feel the same being i...LOL...in a perfect world...I feel the same being in South Florida!!! Anyway, these photos are autstanding...you put my little silly blog to shame!!! You are just amazing! Congratulations on your blooms!!!<BR/>JulieJuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04402220963886597754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269929186047281311.post-35338468265844828422007-08-27T09:01:00.000-07:002007-08-27T09:01:00.000-07:00Hi,Thanks for the comments and questions.Dilly and...Hi,<BR/>Thanks for the comments and questions.<BR/>Dilly and Adam,<BR/>The barrels bloom once a year, usually in late August. It just happens--the cactus just knows when it's time.<BR/>Mark,<BR/>In the summer, I'd rather live anywhere but here. In the late fall, winter and spring, nowhere but here.Aiyanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04525758484165324330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269929186047281311.post-82438649911944282372007-08-27T05:05:00.000-07:002007-08-27T05:05:00.000-07:00I love those colors, too. thanks for visiting my b...I love those colors, too. thanks for visiting my blogMuumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181825725581583635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269929186047281311.post-30872406221595159232007-08-27T01:54:00.000-07:002007-08-27T01:54:00.000-07:00Those are beautiful flowers. Do they bloom every y...Those are beautiful flowers. Do they bloom every year. My father had some cacti that only bloomed once in a few years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269929186047281311.post-36218060848846922662007-08-26T14:08:00.000-07:002007-08-26T14:08:00.000-07:00Great colors! Always amazed by your flowers.Great colors! Always amazed by your flowers.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582928041599976211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269929186047281311.post-89746187911560960622007-08-26T12:51:00.000-07:002007-08-26T12:51:00.000-07:00Really glorious flowers...Really glorious flowers...CGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13773161375865716360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269929186047281311.post-91762765955594532512007-08-26T12:01:00.000-07:002007-08-26T12:01:00.000-07:00Hi Aiyanna,You are just showing off now with 3 lov...Hi Aiyanna,<BR/>You are just showing off now with 3 lovely photos...Lol<BR/>Do you ever wish you lived some where else or are you pleased that you can grow stuff outside thet everyone else has to grow indoors?<BR/><BR/>Cheers MarkMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05030723007281118936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269929186047281311.post-58290406237712044572007-08-26T11:58:00.000-07:002007-08-26T11:58:00.000-07:00Gorgeous sunset colours.Gorgeous sunset colours.Ottawa Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14486499450332482461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269929186047281311.post-20784872467935114822007-08-26T11:07:00.000-07:002007-08-26T11:07:00.000-07:00awww ... cute flowers shots! I used to own a cactu...awww ... cute flowers shots! I used to own a cactus, but when we moved to the city it just kind of withered away ...maiylahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222387240995417261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269929186047281311.post-16480488393605632792007-08-26T09:16:00.000-07:002007-08-26T09:16:00.000-07:00So many Ferocactus so little time.I envy your plan...So many Ferocactus so little time.<BR/>I envy your plant knowledge.<BR/>I really lke the creamy peach colors of the flowers.<BR/>There is something so wonderful about this thorny cactus producing these beautiful flowers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269929186047281311.post-54578889484276953272007-08-26T08:46:00.000-07:002007-08-26T08:46:00.000-07:00What lovely and unusual flowers :) Thanks for sha...What lovely and unusual flowers :) Thanks for sharing them!<BR/><BR/>Happy GTS!Ann M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07450730528995565892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269929186047281311.post-55614819252103553422007-08-26T03:24:00.000-07:002007-08-26T03:24:00.000-07:00Ohh. They are quite shiny as well as pretty. Unusu...Ohh. They are quite shiny as well as pretty. Unusual to my eyes. We have one cactus in our garden. It was planted by the previous owners but I have never seen it flower - how often do they flower? What brings it on?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269929186047281311.post-83515989208986607892007-08-26T02:56:00.000-07:002007-08-26T02:56:00.000-07:00The colours of this cactus flower are lovely sunny...The colours of this cactus flower are lovely sunny colours. Sara from farmingfriendsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269929186047281311.post-188632526345143452007-08-25T23:42:00.000-07:002007-08-25T23:42:00.000-07:00So pretty. I love that little tuft in the centre H...So pretty. I love that little tuft in the centre Happy GTS :o)RUTHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11389012059140660415noreply@blogger.com