Winter vacation, visit to El Charco del Ingenio Botanical Garden and Natural Reserveโฉ. This is a huge series of posts because there was so much to see. Welcome to 100+ cactus shots.
San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico
2026

#DesertCactus #CactusFlowers #NaturePhotography #RockGarden #OutdoorPlants

Our holiday cactus (๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข sp.) is still being a big show-off.  

#BloomScrolling #CactusFlowers #cactus #Schlumbergera

Winter vacation, visit to El Charco del Ingenio Botanical Garden and Natural Reserveโฉ. This is a huge series of posts because there was so much to see. Welcome to 100+ cactus shots.
San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico
2026

#DesertCactus #CactusFlowers #DesertPlants #NaturePhotography #CactusGarden

Here's a closeup of the aforementioned plant bits, taken with the clip-on macro lens I got for Xmas. You can even see the pollen! I could have focused better if I used a tripod, but this is pretty good for hand-held.

#CactusFlowers #botany #cactus #Schlumbergera

Houston, we have pistil and stamens!

The first of the holiday cactus (๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข sp.) buds is now fully opened!  

#CactusFlowers #BloomScrolling #cactus #Schlumbergera

Winter vacation, visit to El Charco del Ingenio Botanical Garden and Natural Reserveโฉ. This is a huge series of posts because there was so much to see. Welcome to 100+ cactus shots.
San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico
2026

#CactusCloseUp #DesertPlants #CactusFlowers #NaturePhotography #BotanicalBeauty
Rooftop potted plants, winter vacation. San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico 2026

#UrbanGardening #CactusFlowers #Cityscape #BalconyView #PlantLovers

In the further adventures of our ๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข, the "Thanksgiving" cactus continues to bloom well into February:

#BloomScrolling #Schlumbergera #CactusFlowers