Thelocactus schwarzii

After a long, cool and wet Spring, it looks like we'll get only our second 80 F day today. The plants are liking it. The Thelocactus schwarzii (Syn.: Thelocactus bicolor var. schwarzii) opened it's beautiful flower today and basked in the warm sun...as did we - for a little while. But no matter how busy, you just have to take time to enjoy the flowers. If you don't, why grow them at all?

Thelocactus bicolor ssp. schwarzii

Another cactus is blooming early for us...Thelocactus bicolor ssp. schwarzii. These are really amazing flowers, and they re-open for several days. These are from Mexico, east of the Sierra Madre Oriental in the Tamaulipan thorn shrub vegetation.