Cactus

Morning Eye Candy: In Morning Light

Posted in Photography on February 1 2016, by Matt Newman

Parodia magnifica in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory – Photo by Amy Weiss

Morning Eye Candy: Look, But Do Not Touch

Posted in Photography on June 29 2015, by Lansing Moore

Cacti produce beautiful flowers—but pick them at your own risk!

Ferocactus hamatacanthus ‘Mexican form’ in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: A Prickly Disposition

Posted in Photography on January 2 2015, by Matt Newman

Minute cactus specimens cover tables in the Nolen Greenhouses for Living Collections. I wonder how many of them will make it into our summer exhibition, FRIDA KAHLO: Art, Garden, Life.

Cacti in the Nolen Greenhouses – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Dad’s Day Out

Posted in Photography on June 15 2014, by Matt Newman

Happy Father’s Day! Here’s to all the dads out there that—even if they’re a bit prickly—will always have a heart of gold. We’ll be chilling on Daffodil Hill for the Big Backyard BBQ all afternoon, so feel free to join us if you’re in the mood for good food, beer, and music.

Prickly pear (Opuntia humifusa) in the Native Plant Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Afternoon Eye Candy: Fuzzy Cacti for Frosty Thursdays

Posted in Photography on February 13 2014, by Matt Newman

Seems I was so preoccupied with the thought of winter wonderlands last night that I forgot to schedule a Morning Eye Candy. A thousand apologies! Here’s a cozy-looking cactus to tide you over.

Cleistocactus strausii in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Like a Skyscraper

Posted in Photography on January 24 2014, by Ann Rafalko

The cacti of our desert houses, when looked at in the right way, can present a sort of cityscape in miniature.

Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

In the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory

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Morning Eye Candy: This Is New York!

Posted in Photography on October 6 2013, by Ann Rafalko

Cactus in New York? Yes! Believe it or not, the Eastern Prickly-pear Cactus, Opuntia humifusa, is native to these parts and can be seen growing near Split Rock in the Native Plant Garden.

Photo by Kristine Paulus

Morning Eye Candy: The Desert Crown

Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on November 29 2012, by Matt Newman

Don’t overlook the desert houses when you visit the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory for the Holiday Train Show. It may not be conventional holiday beauty, but it’s undeniable nonetheless.

Mammillaria huitzilopochtli — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Do Not Touch

Posted in Photography on February 23 2011, by Plant Talk

It may look soft and fuzzy, and maybe even a wee bit cute, but this little cactus in the Deserts of the Americas house in the Conservatory is none of the things. Except maybe a little cute.

(photo by Ann Rafalko)