Cactus flower by erskogly

Photography • Flowers/Plants • posted on Sep 18, 2006

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I have a row of cacti in my kitchen window - which for most of the time are quite content with being green balls that grows an almost imperceptible amount each year. But then, once a year, or even once every other year - one of them decides to grow a flower. Once they bloom they last only a day, but they are huge (10 - 15cms diameter) and beautiful flowers. By the next day it's already wilting, so it's time to be patient - chances are I'll get a new one in a years time;)

Comments (16)

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Ryslin82

1:25AM | Mon, 18 September 2006

How perty I want one in my kitchen window!!! All I have is a lucky bamboo...atleast its nearly impossible to kill LOL

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short_ribs

1:25AM | Mon, 18 September 2006

WOW very cool shot! Love the ligiting! Awesome lines too! Thanks for sharing! Hope you have a great week! ;)

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Margana

1:56AM | Mon, 18 September 2006

What a lovely shot...and well worth waiting for.I love how mysterious you made it look.Wonderful work,Erik. LOL,your cacti sound like one of my orchids...I have one that not only looks atrocious all year but it's stickkkkkkkky,and I hate it,that is,until it flowers...and then I'm glad I didn't get rid of it,lol. Some things are just worth waiting for...even if we have to suffer a bit,huh?.-M ;^)

vlaaitje

2:17AM | Mon, 18 September 2006

very nice..love the colours

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kaijra

3:18AM | Mon, 18 September 2006

super!! Lol Kaijra

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sharky_

3:25AM | Mon, 18 September 2006

Wow! These beautiful flowers have a short life. Lucky to have capture them before they wilt. Excellent. Aloha

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AngelFromMyNightmare

5:14AM | Mon, 18 September 2006

pretty!!! patience3 pays off eh?

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oscilis

5:21AM | Mon, 18 September 2006

That's a big flower for a cactus! Beautiful. Your story made me laugh, I've been waiting a year for one of mine to flower. It's almost there but I am going on a trip so will miss it!

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