New pads (stem segments) and flower buds forming in early Spring, mid March, zone 9a/9b.
by Xenomorf Apr 3, 2005 11:35 AM
Zone 9a/9b, Springtime, Early-mid April. Red to Red-orange blooms.
by Xenomorf Apr 18, 2005 10:30 AM
Zone 9a/9b, Springtime, Early-mid April. Red to Red-orange blooms.
by Xenomorf Apr 16, 2005 10:04 AM
Close-in shot of the buds, late March, Springtime, zone 9a/9b
by Xenomorf Jul 22, 2005 9:33 PM
by RWhiz Mar 26, 2006 10:56 PM
April 18th, late Spring, in zone 9b.
by Xenomorf Apr 28, 2007 10:00 AM
April 18th, late Spring, in zone 9b.
by Xenomorf Apr 28, 2007 10:01 AM
New pads on pot grown plant.
by DMersh Jul 11, 2007 3:19 AM
A closeup of the spination. Dirty snowballs embedded with amber daggers.
by franj Aug 5, 2007 1:29 AM
Lots of ripening fruit on July 21st, mid Summer, zone 9b
by Xenomorf Sep 17, 2007 2:29 PM
Looks like a chenile bedspread, love this cactus!! First bloom.
by shindagger May 21, 2009 1:34 PM
Detail of flowers
by shindagger May 22, 2009 4:15 PM
Blooming early April, Phoenix, AZ Late Spring, zone 9b
by Xenomorf Apr 8, 2011 12:29 AM
Blooming early April, Phoenix, AZ Late Spring, zone 9b
by Xenomorf Apr 8, 2011 12:29 AM
Chenille Prickly Pear Cactus in Tucson
by lasertrimman Apr 9, 2015 3:48 PM
Photo courtesy of; copyright of Jan Emming of Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens, a 40 acre desert botanical garden/sustainable living homestead in Arizona.
by Kell Apr 12, 2016 7:17 AM
Photo courtesy/copyright of Jan Emming, Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens, a 40 acre desert botanical garden/sustainable living homestead, AZ.
by Kell Apr 27, 2018 12:55 PM
Albuquerque Botanical Garden. Copyright Michelle Cloud-Hughes, Desert Solitaire Botany and Ecological Restoration, San Diego, CA.
by Kell Jan 17, 2020 4:32 PM
