Tuesday, April 5

Orange Flameflowers and Blue Butterflies

Phemeranthus aurantiacus
Orange Flameflower (Phemeranthus aurantiacus) purchase at the Medina Garden Nursery.  A hard to find native plant I have never seen for sale at any other garden center.  A succulent plant in the Purslane Family, with its large underground tap root it feels right at home in a cactus garden.

Echinocereus dasyacanthus
A contrast of two kinds of Texas Rainbow Hedgehog cactus (the larger cream colored spined one on the left and the shorter more branching form with red spines in the middle).  Both of mine produce yellow and white flowers.

Pineapple cactus
Coryphantha sulcata.  Supposed hardy to 20 degrees below zero (which I hope not to experience first hand).  Very much looks like a pineapple today even the flowers mimic the juicy yellow center of a pineapple.


Twisted Rib Barrel
Twisted Rib Barrel (Hamatocactus setispinus)


Reakirt's Blue
Reakirt's blue butterfly (Hemiargus isola)


Hemiargus isola
Reakirt's blue butterfly (Hemiargus isola)

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