Saturday, April 20, 2013

Senita Cactus

After looking at my Cactus Of Arizona book, I've come to the conclusion that it is a senita cactus. Although also a night bloomer like the night blooming cereus, it was eliminated because this plant was on a cactus type plant. The night blooming cereus plant is more stick like with the blooms at the tips.

 

Regardless of the identification, it is a quite showy flower. Guessing it appeals to bats for pollination since it is a night bloomer.

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  1. DianaApril 21, 2013 at 6:01 AM

    You know if you want to see a night blooming cereus you can get on their email list and they will tell you when and where.

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    1. UnknownApril 21, 2013 at 8:39 PM

      Thanks for the tip. Just completed that task. The odds of that bloom happening before I leave Tucson on May 8th are poor.

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  2. Box Canyon Blog.comApril 21, 2013 at 1:52 PM

    And you will need to do what Diane said if you want to see one...those suckers are rare, and if I remember correctly the bloom is very short, like one or two nights and it't over :((
    Box Canyon Mark
    PS Did you decide to stay in Tucson forever?

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    1. UnknownApril 21, 2013 at 8:43 PM

      Not forever. :-) It will be six months when I leave Tucson on May 8th. That is a long time for Wandrin Lloyd to be in one spot. It will be the longest in one place in twelve years on the road. Previous longest was last year's three months in Tucson. Before that it was a two month stay in San Diego.

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  3. UnknownApril 30, 2013 at 4:56 PM

    Actually, the photo was taken about seven in the evening. I fixed the exposure for the photo. Another park resident was also taking a photo. She said that it was opening just a few hours earlier. By nine the next morning, the blossom was already curling to brown.

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