Golden Torch Cactus

Here are some thoughts from Joseph Morabito! I love how he is NOT a one subject kind of blogger! If you are interested in the full blog with the video he made of them blooming please go to http://wildomarrap.blogspot.com/2014/06/golden-torch-cactus.html


Have you noticed that some of the most intricate flowers come from cactuses errr I mean cacti?


About ten years ago an older man in Dana Point had some cactus cutting he was throwing away so I took them home instead. I planted them in pots and didn't really think much about them. They had generally been in shady areas and hardly grown much at all

A couple of years ago I replanted some in larger containers and some directly into the ground. Late int the next spring I saw them bloom the most remarkable flowers. One came out on Father's Day the other on 4th of July. It took a little googling to find the proper name, Golden Torch Cactus, but I found it. Though I still prefer to call them Father's Day Flowers. ☺

Watch the video I made of the flower blooming. It's time lapse from about 4:00pm  overnight until the next morning. (This is where you really need to go to his blog!)
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