The Night Look
by Robert Bales
Title
The Night Look
Artist
Robert Bales
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
This is one of the most beautiful cactus, but the bloom last only a very short time. This is the first year we watched this one bloom in our front yard and this is the night time view.
A columnar cactus with each stem fast growing up to 4 inches wide, 3 feet tall, and clumping 6 - 7 feet wide. Most books say that they only clump to about 3 feet but as you can see from the top photo, the plants can spread to about 7 feet.
It's fragrant blooms normally open at night and persist until early morning. The bright white petals and yellow centers attract night pollinators such as, moths and bats.
While it is said to be a nocturnal blooming cactus with the flowers closing at early morning. On cool, cloudy days in Arizona; the flowers continue blooming during the day.
It is also one of the most beautiful cactus of the world.
The Argentine Giant (aka Easter Lily Cactus) is known for its sprawling stems that originate from a central point. But its better known for the giant flowers, measuring up to 8 inches across, that it gets: Unfortunately, these flowers only last about 1 day, opening at night. If the weather is hot, as it was the day I shot the above photo, they start to wilt by mid-morning.
While it is said to be a nocturnal blooming cactus with the flowers closing at early morning. On cool, cloudy days in Arizona; the flowers continue blooming during the day.
It's fragrant blooms normally open at night and persist until early morning. The bright white petals and yellow centers attract night pollinators such as, moths and bats.
While it is said to be a nocturnal blooming cactus with the flowers closing at early morning. On cool, cloudy days in Arizona; the flowers continue blooming during the day.
Echinopsis candicans is low water use, but that does not mean it requires no water. It prefers deep infrequent irrigation and well-draining soil.
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April 10th, 2016
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Comments (18)
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 Views on One Image Group's Special Features Nominations For Promotion #23 . Please help your fellow artists by visiting and passing on the love to another artist in the the 1000 Views on One Image Group....L/F/Tw
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks, Christopher for the wonderful information, discussion, and promotion!!
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Feel free to place your featured image in the Features Archive and any Genre specific Archive l/f/p
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks, Christopher for the feature, invite, comments, congrats, and promotion!!
Michael Mirijan
This wonderful picture is featured on the homepage of the "Pictures for Present" group.
Joy McAdams
Congratulations on your contest win in the "In the Dark" Contest for the Exquisite Florals group, Robert. Such an interesting plant; well-captured!
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks so much for the congrats and yes it is a very insetting cactus!! I am lucky that I have one in my yard.
Maria Urso
Fantastic image and blossom! Outstanding work and Congratulations on your 1st Place win in the "From the Dark contest for the Exquisite Florals group.
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks so much for the wonderful comment and I am so glad you enjoyed the cactus! It looks like the contest is over on Monday.