Near Zion National Park, the Prickly Pear Cactus, Cholla Cactus, Claret Cup and the Cliffrose are among the desert plant species showing off their colors and textures. Ninety degree temperatures in March accelerated the growing and flowering of these desert classics.
A prickly Pear Cactus blooms during Spring near Zion National Park, Utah.
The many spines of a Cholla cactus just before bloom during spring near Zion National Park, Utah. Also referred to as the Teddy Bear Cholla but I learned early on not to hug this well-defensed cactus.
The Claret Cup Cactus AKA as the Hedgehog Cactus.
The Daisy-Like Uinta Groundsel.
A Cliffrose bush in full bloom during spring near Zion National Park, Utah. The fragrance is so sweet, I wish I could provide it in this post but even AI can’t do that.
New pine cones appear during spring on a Pinyon Pine tree near Zion National Park, Utah. The cones will produce a white pine nut and are usually harvested during autumn.
Wow, 90 in March. Yikes ! Beautiful photos. As a kid, I fell off my bike and into a cactus. The cactus was the kind that had these tiny sharp fine short red needles. I ended up with them all over me.
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Awesome!
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Thanks Michael
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Yay, Spring! 👏🏼
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I think we went from winter straight to summer. Going to be 99 on Monday
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Wow, 90 in March. Yikes ! Beautiful photos. As a kid, I fell off my bike and into a cactus. The cactus was the kind that had these tiny sharp fine short red needles. I ended up with them all over me.
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I’ve fallen off my bike into a cactus as an adult. Not a good feeling.
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It is so beautiful!
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It’s really nice when cactus flower 😁
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