The Blooms at St. George

I almost missed visiting the nearby Catholic church's courtyard for the early cacti blooms. It was the end of March, and the cardon cactus was done blooming.

the barrel cactus had some new flowers

the new and the old

the hedgehog cactus had many flowers

one more barrel bloom

I have only seen the buds on this cactus

I guess I should go back to see how 

the flowers look 

this was on the large Cereus cactus outside the courtyard

the petals curl in on this one

 

a colorful assortment

new thorns growing on the paddle/lobe on the left

the prickly pear lobes can be grilled & eaten at this stage

the outer skin is peeled to reveal an inner white 'meat'

the neighbors tried one & liked it

other friends tried one and were not impressed

I will be stay with the prickly pear ice cream

I did not realize I didn't visit in 2014.

St. George's Visit 2013

St. George's Visit 2012  (one of 3 posts in 2012)