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This is the Claret Cup Cactus AKA Mojave Mound Cactus blooming ever so nicely at Joshua Tree National Park which is about a 2 hour
This is the Claret Cup Cactus AKA Mojave Mound Cactus blooming ever so nicely at Joshua Tree National Park which is about a 2 hour
drive from my home, and northeast from Palm Springs, California.
We spent our day on several loop trails around the park and found this cactus along our way in many places.
These were found on the Hidden Valley Loop Trail.
There were so many more off the edge of the trail where I chose NOT to venture for the chance of meeting up with a rattlesnake!
We eventually took the Barker Dam Loop Trail...
and found this beauty nestled near the water.
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They are lovely! Happy MYM.
I played too. Mine is here.
Love the colors...
Great captures :)
Interesting how a spiky cactus has really beautiful flowers...
Happy CC greetings from Casablanca!
BLOGitsePHOTOS
We rarely see cactus flowers in Japan.They are really beautiful flowers. No flowers without thorns, though.
claret cup cactus
heart incandescent with tales
of surviving drought
Choose some yellow:
Gold grass
Yellow gum creature!
No deserts in Ohio to explore so thanks for sharing your adventure. I wonder would a Christmas Cactus count?
Who would have thought a cactus could be so beautiful. I love the bottom one, i´d like to hang it on my wall :)
What a pretty and bright flower for a cactus.
That is a beautiful cactus. I love it.
Thanks for sharing♥
Oh wow that is a place that I don't expect a beautiful flower to grow. Happy weekdays!
MYM~Cake&Drink
Macro~Antzy
BlueMonday~Blue Jars
Our deserts are truly ablaze with color. Love the "bouquet" at the water's edge.
P.S. The CAPTCHA for the comment verifiation is "mulared." Rather fitting, don't you think?
Wow it looks pretty one. happy MYM!
Beautiful! We saw some of these plants in Death Valley but they were not yet in bloom. I was wondering what the blooms would look like so I really appreciate this post.
The beaver tail are now in bloom at Death Valley and they were just starting to bloom when we were at Anza Borego. You can't get all the blooms in one trip.
That looks like a great place to hike. Hopefully I'll end up there someday.
Nature's flower arrangement
I love blooming cactus!! And what a pretty location!
Beautiful flowers! I love the last one with the contrast to the rocks:-)
The brightest reds I have ever seen. I only saw pinks.
Wow, they are beautiful blooms and I love the last scenic photo.
beautiful I love cactus and have many small plants since I was a child
claret cups are so beautiful. I miss seeing them this year since we aren't in Texas. They would always be the first to bloom. Beautiful shots of them! and i love the last one where they add a burst of color!
Simply gorgeous! We spent sunday at the nursery picking out cacti to plant along the side of our house!
A beautiful vivid red!
I love the last shot - a little oasis. :)
Beautiful! Isn't it ironic how cactus have some of the most beautiful flowers ever? :-)
Such pretty cactus!! I hope to visit Joshua Tree National Park some time... :)
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