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Opuntia engelmannii, Engelmann's Pricklypear Tucson, AZ

Unusual cross of Prickly Pear (with Lynx Spider lying in wait)

Chilopsis linearis – Desert Willow, Tucson, AZ

Chilopsis linearis – Desert Willow Tucson, AZ

Angel's Wings Cactus Blossom (Opuntia-microdasys)

Spring Brings Color (Flowering Peach?)

Echinocereus rigidissimus – Rainbow Hedgehog Cactus

Escobaria vivipara – Spinystar

Claret Cup Cactus Flower (Echinocereus)

"Best Bet" Iris in Bloom

"California Dreamin'"

Bluecrown Passionflower

Butterfly Milkweed (necessary for Monarch Butterflies)

True Blue For-get-me-nots -- Hampton, CT

Hedgehog Cactus Blooming, Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ

Scarlet Passionflower

Lovely little Cactus in Bloom - Balkans, Europe

First Blooms on Saguaros attract the Bees

"Delicate & Full of Grace" - Fairfax, VA

A Cluster of Ocotillo Blossoms