Teddy Bears in the Desert
I didn’t know that this was a Jumping Cholla…thought it was a Teddy Bear Cholla..turns out that they’re actually the same thing..or so says this website, Sonoran Desert Plants. This particular species of cactus is quite prevalent in the desert area of north Phoenix.
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July 13, 2014 at 10:12 am
Thank you again, Hadel. 🙂
July 19, 2014 at 5:26 pm
You are welcome. 😉
July 19, 2014 at 10:24 pm
Quite beautiful Scott! Not sure I’d like to give one a hug..
July 13, 2014 at 10:13 am
Thanks, Adrian…and I think I’ll pass on the hug, as well. 😉
July 19, 2014 at 5:28 pm
Yeahhhhh… Not very cuddly 🙂
July 13, 2014 at 2:09 pm
Nope, not so very…..
July 19, 2014 at 5:29 pm
What Chilli said. 😀
July 13, 2014 at 2:14 pm
🙂
July 19, 2014 at 5:29 pm
I’m guessing that you don’t walk barefoot through deserts.
July 13, 2014 at 4:32 pm
Hah! Good guess, Allen. 😉
July 13, 2014 at 4:34 pm
They do look soft and fuzzy, don’t they?
July 13, 2014 at 7:10 pm
They do from a distance, yes…but up close, the business-end of those spikes is very clear. 😉
July 19, 2014 at 5:30 pm
I brought a “baby” one home several years ago. The babies fall off and eventually find a place to root. My baby had always stayed green so I knew it was alive, but there was no new growth until last fall when a very small new section appeared on top. Even after 5 years, it only has about 3 strands of roots.
July 14, 2014 at 4:35 am
Wow…how nice that you had the same patience as the cactus, otherwise you’d have tossed it a while ago and never seen it grow. 🙂
July 19, 2014 at 5:31 pm
I’ve never seen a Cholla before, whether TeddyBear or Jumping! Beautiful!
Are the flowers soft or prickly?
July 15, 2014 at 8:31 am
I like the pristine-ness of the spikes…they look so clean and pretty. I don’t know that I’ve ever actually seen the flowers in bloom, but the images of them on Google look like regular flowers with soft petals…..
July 19, 2014 at 5:58 pm
I loved these at Joshua Tree. I think it’s a subject to keep coming back to – the spines really catch the light. Nice photos!
July 15, 2014 at 9:24 am
I can see why they’re called teddy bear 🙂
July 16, 2014 at 12:43 am
I think I would prefer a more cuddly Teddy Bear. Love the images, Scott
July 16, 2014 at 11:50 am