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Posts tagged ‘Echinopsis candicans’

May 20

Sonoran Desert Bees

According to Stephan Buchman, there might be as many as 1000 species of native bees in the Sonoran Desert. Many are very small and some are brilliantly colored but best of all, most are solitary which makes them not as threatening as the European honey bee. They are all fascinating to watch as they fly in and out of holes in the ground, trees, or even spaces between blocks. (Solitary Bee loading up on pollen from an Echinopsis)

May 18

Echinopsis Surprise

I thought my cactus were through blooming but all my Echinopsis in Javelina Cafe are loaded with fat buds! The first bloom appeared yesterday morning on this Echinopsis candicans. There’s a good chance my two hybrids will be full of blooms next. I can hardly wait!

Converted to Black and White and a little color brought back.

Apr 22

Echinopsis candicans

Some members of my digital club joined me at the Desert Botanical Garden yesterday morning. There were plenty of blooms including many species of Echinopsis such as this candicans (aka Argentine Giant). I love the underside of these beauties so I got down low and lined them up with a blooming Palo Verde. I used a wide aperture so the background would go nice and soft. Canon 70-200mm @182mm, ISO 400, 1/640th sec at f/4.