tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32768818.post1591447192358858586..comments2024-03-24T18:18:35.272-05:00Comments on BALLSEYE'S BOOMERS: Something Worth Missing...Glenn Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16677859688487279914noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32768818.post-81422229560532914062010-06-26T12:26:55.320-05:002010-06-26T12:26:55.320-05:00You got me to searching, and I found this - Claret...You got me to searching, and I found this - Claretcup Hedgehog (Echinocereus triglochidiatus); maybe, maybe not but it sure looks almost identical: http://www.keiriosity.com/gallery/main.php/v/plants/Cactaceae/Echinocereus_triglochidiatus/Echinocereus_triglochidiatus04.jpg.html. There sure are a lot of so called Hedgehog Cacti!<br /><br />Thanks,<br />GBGlenn Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16677859688487279914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32768818.post-84207026269309102612010-06-26T11:48:55.251-05:002010-06-26T11:48:55.251-05:00Damsel is pretty sure it's a crimson hedgehog ...Damsel is pretty sure it's a crimson hedgehog cactus.<br /><br />http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/crimson_hedgehog_cactus.htm<br /><br />The picture is petty small on the link but the similarity is certainly there.Cap'n Bobhttp://capnbob.us/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32768818.post-64264778516089093372010-06-26T09:32:32.917-05:002010-06-26T09:32:32.917-05:00If I remember right, that flower was about as big ...If I remember right, that flower was about as big across as a silver dollar. The cactus itself was only a few inches tall, I think. It's been a year so don't hold me to that.Glenn Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16677859688487279914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32768818.post-67195601471376218502010-06-25T18:00:52.304-05:002010-06-25T18:00:52.304-05:00Damsel looked at a pamphlet from the National Park...Damsel looked at a pamphlet from the National Parks. She also thinks it could be a hedgehog cactus. There are so many varieties and hybrids out there that it's hard to tell exactly.Cap'n Bobhttp://capnbob.us/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32768818.post-10934805817935568442010-06-25T17:52:35.705-05:002010-06-25T17:52:35.705-05:00Damsel's best guess from looking at the photo ...Damsel's best guess from looking at the photo is that it could be a variety of cholla cactus. It could also be a rainbow cactus or a peanut cactus. How big are the flowers?<br /><br />Damsel will be getting a book on Arizona flowers and plants next month when we go back.Cap'n Bobhttp://capnbob.us/blog/noreply@blogger.com