Κυριακή 12 Οκτωβρίου 2008

TODAY'S FLOWERS: A CACTUS

Can you believe that this flower .........




belongs to a cactus?!!!




And the most amazine thing is that during the night is open......






and during the day, when the weather is very hot, is closed.





To see more flowers visit http://flowersfromtoday.blogspot.com


30 σχόλια:

Maria Verivaki είπε...

aren't those flowers clever? they open to drink and go to sleep when it's too hot

Tina είπε...

isnt nature wonderful! cant beleive the flower closes when its hot. its like its human lol

Gill - That British Woman είπε...

wow that is so neat.......

Gill in Canada

ellen b. είπε...

Hard to believe. It's kind of like the beauty and the beast :0)
Beautiful bloom!

This Is My Blog - fishing guy είπε...

Antigoni: What a beautiful flower the cactus has to show.

Carletta είπε...

Such a delicate bloom on a prickly plant!
I love that little star-like bloom off center of the bloom.

 gmirage είπε...

Cactus flowers are always so pretty! And by instinct they close when hot? Cool!

My flowers are here. Have a nice week!

Pea in a Pod είπε...

Wow! That's very neat! Yup, it's like the beauty and the best:) But perfect for each other! Nice one!~
Mine is posted HERE. Happy TF~

Arija είπε...

Very beautiful cactus flowers, such a gentle pink.

Maria είπε...

Cactus sometimes surprises us!
It's a beautiful flower.

Ανώνυμος είπε...

Wow! What a beautiful flower, this cactus has! Very nice photos. Thank you!

Paz

♥ Denise BC ♥ είπε...

Hi, the flowers of cactus are wonderful, like the color. excellent contribution, thank you for sharing so much beauty.
hugs, Denise & Santilli

DeniseinVA είπε...

Cactus' can have some very beautiful blooms. This one is gorgeous. Very interesting how it closes at night. Thanks for sharing.

Lilli & Nevada είπε...

Yes i think that cactus do have some of the prettiest flowers when they bloom this is lovely

Deborah είπε...

It's a lovely flower, I used to have one like it but the flower was white and yellow. Lovely pics. :)

dot είπε...

What an amazing and beautiful flower!

Sandra είπε...

This flower is really, really beautiful. Thank you very much for your visit

Marcos Santos είπε...

Interessante e linda!

parece ter uma pequena flor, dentro da flor grande.

Marcos Santos είπε...

Ενδιαφέρουσες και όμορφες!

φαίνεται να έχει ένα μικρό λουλούδι, μέσα στο μεγάλο λουλούδι.

lucy είπε...

And most people think cactus are boring mean plants...ah how wrong they are! Beautiful photo!

Normz είπε...

wow! unique and very beautiful...

Reader Wil είπε...

What a pity that you have to enjoy the sight of this wonderful flower at night! It's a great set of photos!
Thanks for sharing!

Maria είπε...

These cactusses are really delicate! We grow them on our windows!
Wish you a quiet week ;)

Craver Vii είπε...

Excellent! I didn't know that, and your pictures turned out well. I'm glad you contributed to this week's "Today's Flowers."

EG CameraGirl είπε...

Cactus flowers truly are amazing. This is particularly pretty one!

Maria Verivaki είπε...

tsikoudia party - yes, i know them well!

Luiz Santilli Jr είπε...

Very interesting flower and wonderful also.
Thanks for visiting my blog!

Hope to see you every week!
Have a nice days!

Luiz

BNS είπε...

That's a beautiful flower. Isn't it wonderful how nature knows which flowers should bloom in the day and which should bloom in the night?

Bobbie

Louise είπε...

BEAUTFUL!!!

Apostolou Stavros είπε...

Πανέμορφες φωτογραφίες!!!
ευχαριστούμε που τις μοιράζεσαι μαζί μας.


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