Cactus blossom

When we moved into this house there were some cacti growing in the front front yard (between the oleanders and the street). We moved them to a spot behind the family room where it has stayed put and multiplied. They sometimes break. The fallen pieces take root and make many more little cacti that don't stay little for long. We've gotten a small forest of the plants growing over the years.

We've moved into their blooming season. I don't know what kind of cactus they are. They bloom at night and their blossoms don't survive the next day. If one is about to open on a work night, you'd better remember to look at it before going to work or you'll come home to a sagging collection of petals.


The flower is about eight inches across. There are a lot of small buds on the other plants so we'll get to see some more of these in the next few weeks. (That's a Cleveland sage in the foreground of the bottom picture.)