Epicactus 'Delicate Jewels'

These aren't the great big huge flowers one comes to expect with the epicacti. They're quite small in fact, and - as the name implies - a bit delicate.

Epicactus Fruit

At this time of year it's mostly mesembs and Lithops which are flowering. But there are other places to look for interest other than flowers. Some of the plants themselves begin to show their leaf colors better than during the heat of summer. And then there's the occasional seed pod, like on this Epie. This one is Epicactus 'Delicate Jewels'.

Epicactus 'Delicate Jewels'

We made it back in one piece with a couple of pleasant stops along the way. We're having a good stretch of nice weather, so the snow in the Cascades wasn't an issue. There's still plenty up there but the roads were clear.

A couple of days ago I did get a couple of shots of one of the early blooming Epicactus flowers...this time 'Delicate Jewels'

Not a large bloomer, but quite nice.