Yes it has taken a long time. My camera is fixed. Got tons of pictures
First one is a the bloom of the rescued from the trailer park Echinocereus. Since it finally bloomed, which one is it?
![Image](http://i1163.photobucket.com/albums/q560/Peterthecactusguy3/IMG_2682.jpg)
M. bombycina
![Image](http://i1163.photobucket.com/albums/q560/Peterthecactusguy3/IMG_2687.jpg)
M. glassii
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O. macrocentra (first Opuntia of the year)
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Vlad's first flower (O. aciculata)
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O. englemannii first flower of the year (2 days ago)
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an interesting Cylindropuntia acanthacarpa flower. It's pure yellow.. and almost green/yellow at times. this year they are more yellow than green. There are some red ones around town too.
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O. aurea with it's interesting pink flower.
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Hatiora gaertneri
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O. englemannii AFNM
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close up of the flower.
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Orange O. phaeacantha flower
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Orange O. ficus-indica flower. Most of the ones in BCC have flowers that look like this.
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a rescued C. acanthacarpa .. with it's first bloom. I found it in the road after a storm. Picked it up, planted it roots and all and it rewarded me with a flower and it's got four more buds to go
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Here's to you, all you insidious creatures of green..er I mean cacti.