Monday, February 11, 2013

The Cotton Cactus

The real name is Echinocereus Nivosus (thanks Google!), I just like to call it the cotton cactus for obvious reasons. It looks so soft and fluffy right? No touching though, still as sharp as needle as any other cacti! ;)


Sharing with: SOOC Sunday, Macro Monday 


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11 comments:

  1. I've never seen cottony cactus before... beautiful photography!

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    1. It's really a cute thing.. thanks for the visit!

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  2. Very detailed macro... Thank you for sharing on Weekly Top Shot #69!

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    1. Thank you, and thanks for hosting as always :)

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  3. Wonderful cactus...I like your name for it!

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    1. Hehehe, the real name is a mouthfull :P

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  4. It looks wonderfully soft.

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    1. You know they say looks can be deceiving.. ;)

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  5. Beautiful Cactus, we also have a "Cotton Cactus", and it's been flowering all winter long!! Here's a few pictures for your viewing pleasure.....

    http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/8779/floweringcottoncactus1.jpg

    http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/8531/flowerscottoncactus.jpg

    Our home has a lot of Cactus plants, but rarely do we get them all to flower. This one flowers all the time, but the flowers have no smell. :( On the up side, they are beautiful!!!

    Thanks for sharing your Cactus garden!!
    ROK

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