Cardon Cactus Flowers
by Marilyn Smith
Title
Cardon Cactus Flowers
Artist
Marilyn Smith
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This photo of the Cardon cactus blooms was taken in the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona where several of these large beauties reside.They are one of the largest cacti along with the saguaro, which they are often mistaken for because of the similarity of the flowers.
From March until the end of June, brilliant flowers appear all over the Cardon Cactus. They are mainly seen on the southern side on the tips of the most upper stems. These unique flowers open late in the afternoon through the night and close in the morning.
Nectar-feeding bats are responsible for nightly pollination. The flowers are bell-shaped and white with a thick pollen coating around the rim. As the bats feed on this desirable source, they move from flower to flower and plant to plant to handle all of the cross-pollination.
Photograph by Marilyn Smith
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May 26th, 2016
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Comments (9)
Janet Marie
Congratulations! Your beautiful artwork has been featured on the Homepage of the “Beauty of Arizona” Art Group (01/29/20). You are welcome to submit your artwork in the discussion thread “2020 Thanks and Features Archive.” LF FB
Jane M Dahl
The detail is amazing, along with the color. So incredibly beautiful. Nice job! Featured in American Desert Southwest.
Bonnie See
Marvelous! Love the framing, and the clarity, detail and textures of the structures of this fascinating cactus. L/F
Randy Rosenberger
It is with pride and pleasure that I chose your artwork to be FEATURED on our homepage of the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group. Your artwork is very worthy of being featured in our group and for other artists to see and appreciate. Also it is good exposure for your art to be shown to prospective buyers, as it is of the high quality that people are looking for. Randy "Elvis" Rosenberger (admin. of WFS group)