The torch cactus is native to western Argentina, and is commonly sold in nurseries in North America. It reaches 2 metres in height, and like many cacti, has big showy flowers that open at night. There was a pollen-drunk bee buried so deep in this one, I only noticed it because of the movement of the stamens.
One of our “small-flowered candle” cacti is suffering from a little erectile dysfunction. Its aggressive spines have prohibited a close examination of the problem, so I can only guess at the cause.
(I got bored with drawing spines, so some of the cacti appear bald, but in reality they are all covered in a very sharp dense fuzz.)
The prickly pear’s in fruit.
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