The whole plant in zone 9b. Photographed at the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix, AZ (Photo originally submitted Sept 7, 2006)
by Xenomorf Aug 7, 2017 11:25 AM
Buds in mid April, mid Spring, zone 9b. Photographed at the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix, AZ (Photo originally submitted Sept 7, 2006)
by Xenomorf Aug 7, 2017 11:27 AM
Deep orange-red blooms in mid & late April, mid Spring, zone 9b, Phoenix, AZ (Photo originally submitted on Sept 7, 2006)
by Xenomorf Aug 7, 2017 11:34 AM
Spent blooms in late April, mid Spring, zone 9b, Phoenix, AZ (Photo originally submitted on Sept 7, 2006)
by Xenomorf Aug 7, 2017 11:37 AM
Fruit in Late July, Summer, zone 9b, Phoenix, AZ (Photo originally submitted on Sept 7, 2006)
by Xenomorf Aug 7, 2017 11:39 AM
The yellow spines. Phoenix, AZ, zone 9b. (Photo originally submitted on Sept 7, 2006)
by Xenomorf Aug 7, 2017 11:41 AM
Growing in my garden, zone 9b. What a new stem segment looks like with the succulent, deciduous, vestigial leaves (Photo originally submitted on Sept 9, 2006)
by Xenomorf Aug 7, 2017 11:45 AM
Growing in my garden, zone 9b. The species of bee that especially likes Opuntia blooms. (Photo originally submitted on Sept 9, 2006)
by Xenomorf Aug 7, 2017 11:47 AM
April 26, 2010. Late Spring. Zone 9b. Phoenix, AZ (Photo originally submitted on April 26, 2010)
by Xenomorf Aug 7, 2017 11:49 AM
October 30, 2012. Late Autumn, Phoenix, AZ, zone 9b. Fruit ready for harvesting. (photo originally submitted on Oct 30, 2012)
by Xenomorf Aug 7, 2017 12:24 PM
October 30, 2012. Late Autumn, Phoenix, AZ, zone 9b. Fruit ready for harvesting. (photo originally submitted on Oct 30, 2012)
by Xenomorf Aug 7, 2017 12:25 PM
October 30, 2012. Late Autumn, Phoenix, AZ, zone 9b. Fruit ready for harvesting. (photo originally submitted on Oct 30, 2012)
by Xenomorf Aug 7, 2017 12:25 PM
October 30, 2012. Late Autumn, Phoenix, AZ, zone 9b. Fruit ready for harvesting. (photo originally submitted on Oct 30, 2012)
by Xenomorf Aug 7, 2017 12:30 PM
October 30, 2012. Late Autumn, Phoenix, AZ, zone 9b. Fruit ready for harvesting. (photo originally submitted on Oct 30, 2012)
by Xenomorf Aug 7, 2017 1:25 PM
September 17, 2013. mid Fall, Phoenix, AZ, zone 9b. Fruit ready for harvesting. (Photo originally submitted on May 22, 2014)
by Xenomorf Aug 7, 2017 1:29 PM
Zone 9b, Fall, A twin Fruit
by Xenomorf Oct 16, 2017 9:17 AM
zone 9b, Fall Harvest
by Xenomorf Oct 16, 2017 9:18 AM
Blooming on April 1, 2015 in Phoenix, zone 9b. which a species of bee that loves Opuntia's
by Xenomorf Dec 14, 2018 4:14 AM
Nearly spineless selection. Albuquerque Botanical Garden. Copyright Michelle Cloud-Hughes, Desert Solitaire Botany and Ecological Restoration, San Diego, CA.
by Kell Jan 17, 2020 4:26 PM