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04-03-2007, 12:40 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Orange County, CA
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| Flower Pics I have some other interests besides airplanes and history. Among them is gardening and flowers. My first two pics are of a cactus that I have my front yard that bloomed yesterday. Each flower bloom is the size of your hand.
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04-03-2007, 12:50 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria
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| I haven't really got a green thumb although Ive done landscaping around my place. They look mighty impressive I must say  |
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04-03-2007, 09:53 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chambersburg
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| Beautiful, Sys - cactus flowers can be incomparable. I raise 6 or 7 and have kept them going for a decade and 4 relocations, all for the chance to see something like your photo! |
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06-01-2007, 02:50 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Orange County, CA
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| One of my cactus's bloomed this week. The flowers were incredible.
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06-01-2007, 04:44 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland
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| Looking great Sys....
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06-01-2007, 09:29 AM
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| "Shooter"   Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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06-01-2007, 12:20 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Jacksonville, NC
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| They are very beautiful sys.
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06-01-2007, 06:16 PM
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| "World Traveller"   Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK
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  | Nice, my cacti never flower (but then they are in little pots inside)...
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06-01-2007, 10:23 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Orange County, CA
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06-01-2007, 10:29 PM
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| Minister of Whoopass   Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
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| Real nice sys...
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06-01-2007, 10:31 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: niagara falls
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| Nice not much Cacti up here |
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06-05-2007, 08:26 AM
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| The Pop-Tart Whisperer  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Jersey, United States
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| Nice flowers, Sys. As Pb said not much chance for them where I'm at either. But I am able to grow a few roses although not much else. Didn't know cacti could flower like that. Nice!
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06-16-2007, 04:40 AM
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08-02-2007, 01:24 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Orange County, CA
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| My "night blooming" cactus is showing off right now. First four of about 30 flowers have opened. These bloom for a single night and begin to wilt in the morning. They're also huge.... almost 9" wide, tip to tip.
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08-02-2007, 06:38 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Praga Mater Urbium
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| Amazing, Sys, but maybe try darking the picture a bit. The bloom is overluminated and hence slurred.
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