Friday, October 25, 2019

Purple Prickly Pear


I was keeping my friend Julie company one evening when she was watering her neighbor's plants when I noticed this gorgeous purple prickly pear cactus in the yard.  It looked so pretty framed by the rocks and the tree that I couldn't resist snapping a photo of it.

I featured a purple prickly pear once before back in May when our theme was Purple.  Of all the different prickly pear varieties, the purple ones are my favorite.

13 comments:

Steve Reed said...

Nice! I didn't realize it came in a purple variety. Looks like there's one in the background, too.

Steve Reed said...

(I see I made a similar comment back in May, LOL!)

biebkriebels said...

Never seen a purple one!

Andy said...

There is no doubt in my mind. The purple cactus are stealing the show.

Kate said...

Excellent "pyramid" composition of the cacti and rocks!

RedPat said...

It's a beauty, Sharon!

PerthDailyPhoto said...

They really are attractive Sharon.. is that the beginning of a red flower I see there?

Thérèse said...

Such a healthy one. Somebody is taking direct care of him. They usually don't look so extra "nice".

Bill said...

A very pretty and attractive purple cactus. I've never seen a purple cactus in person before. Nice shots, Sharon.

William Kendall said...

Neat textures!

Aimz said...

I'm a huge cacti/succulent fan, this is one of those plants we don't have here in NZ but I wish it was in my garden.

Kay said...

The purple ones are my favorite, too. I like how some have those green/grey tones, too.

Catarina said...

Very prickly!!