Friday, July 13, 2012

Parodia Magnifica


Blooming cactus from my collection
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This post is linked to Floral Friday Fotos

24 comments:

LindyLouMac said...

Fabulous, cactus flowers do not linger long so it is lovely to capture photos of them.

Cezar and Léia said...

A natureza é mesmo maravilhosa!
belissima flor!
Léia

Crazy Tourists said...

Amazing cacti!!

Donna Heber said...

This is stunning! I didn't know a cactus could be so beautiful :-)

Shaun said...

A stunning example, the colouration is lovely.
Shaun

Kate said...

Magnificient blosoom and terrific color.

Lois said...

So delicate! I love the yellow.

Birdman said...

Wonderful!

Unknown said...

Stunning!

My entry.

Sharon said...

Gorgeous bloom. The color is so pretty.
My cactus in the backyard has three buds on it right now and I've been waiting all week for them to open up but, still nothing. I'm starting to worry about them.

Unknown said...

I had no idea cactus could have such beautiful flowers! Is this from your photo collection, or do you have a cactus collection? A Renaissance man for sure!

Sylvia K said...

Exquisite flower, gorgeous color and a superb capture!! Doesn't get any better than that, JM! Hope you have a wonderful weekend and a safe Friday the 13th!!

Unknown said...

@Cathy: I do have a cacti collection! :-)

joanne said...

Incredible capture of bloom - looks like gossamer petals, almost transparent...

Gunn said...

That has got a wow-effect!
Really nice!

Bettey said...

How cool! I love this cactus flower!
I hope you can stop by my blog and say "Hello", and"Like" Hood Photography on Facebook! Have a good weekend!

VP said...

A quite strange name for a wonderful flower!

ArtandArchitecture-SF.com said...

What amazing color. Gorgeous shot.

Lowell said...

Aw, jeez! I was going to post a picture of a blooming cactus I found here in the Ocala "wilds," but your picture makes mine look like it was taken by The Three Stooges!

This is splendiforous!

Libby said...

Great photo of a cactus flower!! BTW - I peeked at the next post and am now officially jealous of your 'chill out zone'!

Randy said...

Lovely looking bloom.

Arija said...

You certainly have a prodigious cacti collection. A wonderful specimen.

Unknown said...

an exquisite flower. the petals look so delicate.

visiting from FFF

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Everything said above and more JM. The leaves look so fragile, how can something so beautifully delicate come from something so spiky!!