The Curmudgeonly Professor

White Saguaro Cactus St. George UT Posted May 20 2013

Please don't wait until afternoon before you take my picture, because I will turn into a limp red dishrag only a few hours after I bloom.  I love to show off, but the clock is ticking so get out your camera so you can remember my incredible transient beauty.

Another View of the Trumpet Shaped Blossoms on White Saguaro Cactus

As always, be sure to double click my flower photos.

The Sublime and Transient Beauty of the Saguaro Cactus

Every year I reflect on why the pristine and beautiful white flowers of the saguaro cactus are only privileged to stay with us to illuminate our lives for a few hours and then perish as limp pink dishrags.  "The little flower that lasts an hour . . ."

Can You See Why the Blossoms on the Saguaro Cactus are Called Trumpets?

Top View of Yellow Cactus Blossoms April 24 2013

My neighbor climbed a ladder to take a top-view picture of the yellow cactus in his front yard for me. We've waited a year to see these blossoms once more.

Yellow Cactus Nearly in Full Bloom April 24 2013

On the Very Same Day that the Yellow Cactus Below Bloomed, the Trumpets on the Saguaro Cactus Made Their Annual Appearance

We welcome these pristine white trumpets every year on my neighbor's cactus across the street. These beautiful blossoms last only a few hours, so you must watch carefully for them to bloom.  I probably have more than a thousand photos of them from years past but each year it is exciting to see them make their lovely appearance once again to remind us of the beauties of this earth.

Every Day Brings Wonderful New Surprises: The Yellow Cactus Blossoms Make Their Debut April 22 2013

My neighbor counted 106 possible yellow blossoms on this gorgeous cactus.  He said he would transplant a start of it by my front door this fall so we can have our very own.  He is from northern Michigan where all it does is snow.

Center of White Saguaro Cactus Blossom

Tall Spiky Cactus Red Blossoms, Name, Someone?

These Tall, Spiny Cactus Plants Have Gorgeous and Intricate Red Blossoms

White Saguaro Cactus Blossom for May 13 2012

We Sit Idle All Year Long to Produce These Flowers that Last a Few Hours: White Cactus

White Cactus on May 7 2012

More White Cactus Blossoms on May 6 2012

These gorgeous blossoms will look like limp red dishrags this time tomorrow.  That's why I take pictures of them.