For all those who say this isn't a color found in nature...

[treeskin]

This bloomed today. We are all much amused.



Photo by Brian.

Comments

[noveldevice.livejournal.com]

I like. (Of course.)

[treeskin.livejournal.com]

Bri and Mike thought they'd be cute, and leave this pic blown up as my computer desktop. I don't think they'd counted on me liking it, and leaving it that way :)

[jettisonangel.livejournal.com]

WOW. It's so vibrant it almost doesn't look real! Very nice.

[treeskin.livejournal.com]

The photo doesn't capture the shimmer on the petals, like really good silk. Also doesn't show that the flower was about 8" across when fully open.

Funny thing is, it's a big, ratty looking cactus, nothing special except for the few days a year when it does this.

[cammie018.livejournal.com]

Is that one of the ones that is for sale?

[treeskin.livejournal.com]

This may be the only one of these she's got. I could arrange a cutting, if you like, though it'd take a couple of years to reach blooming size.

[tnrkitect.livejournal.com]

Note: Blooming size does not mean blooms. Correct me if I am wrong. ;-)

[treeskin.livejournal.com]

Yup. It means blooms eventually. Kinda like that giant amorphophallus Donna bought, that's an apricot-sized bulb now, and will (hopefully) be blooming size within a decade.