Saturday, May 11, 2019

Wilting in the Midday Heat


I saw the big blooms on this Argentinian Giant cactus by the side of the street so I pulled over to get some photos.  However it was already around 1:00 PM and the heat of the day was starting to "melt" the blooms.


These are night blooming cactus so the blooms open up after sun down but as the following day heats up they start to wilt giving them a melted look.


They are such stunning flowers to only last for one day!

10 comments:

Karl said...

Stunning flowers and photos, Sharon !
P.S. Are you ready for Italy ?

Maria Rodrigues said...

I already had a cactus of these and in addition to beautiful these flowers smell very well.
Have a nice weekend
Maria
Divagar Sobre Tudo um Pouco

RedPat said...

That is a lot of work to do for just one day of bloom!

The Padre said...

Fantastic - Good Eye & Thanx For Sharing - Well Done

Cheers

William Kendall said...

Fascinating!

Bill said...

Interesting, I never knew that about this cactus. Super photos and info.

Aimz said...

It's nice to see something so pretty come out of something so prickly.

Spare Parts and Pics said...

Your statement is spot on... such stunning flowers to last only one day!! Nature never ceases to amaze me.

Steve Reed said...

They look like they probably smell nice.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

I know how it feels to melt in the heat Sharon but I'm one hundred percent sure I don't do it as beautifully as this 😉 well spotted 💮