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Cactus Shoot Date: April 2005
Spiky and forbidding, and not particularly colorful during most of the year, May brings colorful blossoms and new growth to cactus clumps all over Southern California. I came across this one at Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa, in the Santa Monica Mountains near Thousand Oaks. |
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The closed buds have a peachy, almost mauve tone to them, and reminded me strongly of the frosting roses my mother would use to decorate birthday cakes when I was small. |
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Interestingly enough, the opened flowers are yellow. |
| Here you can see some of the progression from mauve-salmon buds to yellow blossoms. |  |
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Close-up of a blossom's center, which looks a little like fireworks. Quite an amazing display for an otherwise dull, fortified plant. |
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