Cactus flowers, lizards, and another owl sighting

What I’ve seen this week: a nesting screech owl, battling skinks, wren, lounging lizard, cactus flowers, and more!… Read More

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It may be peanuts, but that’s a good thing when it comes to peanut cactus. My peanut (Echinopsis chamaecereus) erupted with starry orange flowers last week, and they’re still going strong.

They are eye-poppingly orange-red, like molten lava.

Cacti have such stunning flowers. This one was a passalong from Ragna in San Antonio.

Another passalong, my St. Joseph’s Lily amaryllis (Hippeastrum x johnsonii) is blooming too. It was shared with me by Tom Ellison, whose lovely cottage garden I revisited yesterday. Look for photos soon!

My husband spotted this relaxed anole lounging on an agave leaf. Aside from his wary side-eye, he looks entirely comfortable, living the life.

Silver Mediterranean fan palm (Chamaerops humilis var. argentea) is flowering in stubby, golden clusters closely held among spiny-stemmed, jazz-hands leaves.

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