Monday, August 16, 2010

Cactus Monday - Echeveria

This pot of succulents and Silver Falls Dichondra was wintered over from last summer. I am so pleased with them I wish I could put them into the ground but they would succumb to our winters.

The Echeveria is blooming. It blooms a couple of times per year. I really like this bloom because it looks like a heart this time.  I don't know what the tall cactus is in the middle of the pot. I thought it would be a good contrast with the Echeveria and dichondra because was a reddish color. In our light it has lost a lot of its color. I might take it out.
Happy Cactus Monday to you all. My heart goes out to all of you.

17 comments:

soulbrush said...

look at the delicacy of these blooms, wow could anything be more lovely, hcm to you dear cactuteer. xxxx

kesslerdee said...

How beautiful- I love how it falls in a heart shape! HCM!

ArtistUnplugged said...

What a lovely bloom and it does have a heart shape! Hope your week starts out wonderful and only gets better!

Julie said...

Hi Lisa...your tall succulent in the pot is a Euphorbia trigona! I have always wanted one! When will I just go get one??? LOL. Too funny.

Your pot is so full of loveliness, and I bet it really does look fantastic when the trigona leaves are red! The sun will bring out the color...will you show it to us when it changes??? Hehehe...pleeese?????
xoxo- Julie

Teri said...

This plant must be in love with you and your green thumb. Isn't nature grand?! Gosh this is beautiful.

❤HCM❤

Lynn Cohen said...

That heart is something else! No, it's not, it's a heart!!! Wow! HCM

Margaret Ann said...

what a spectacular arrangement of color and texture...LOVE this! :)
HCM~!

Cynthia DiBlasi - Fine Art said...

That really IS beautiful. And the bloom couldn't be more perfect! HCM to you! <3

Purnima@a creative project said...

So adorable..!! Your pot is lovely..So nice you would enjoy it indoors in winter..!! HCM!!

Cheryl said...

Lisa....that is just so pretty. Heart shaped.....it looks so fragile.

Hugs X

Unknown said...

What a beautiful pot. Love how you combined them. Happy Cactus Monday.

Cris, Artist in Oregon said...

I had one of those cactus' in the first photo. The tall ones. It was given to us as a baby and lived in our breeze way. It didnt take to long before it go as tall as the house reaching for the sun and top heavy and the spikes were long. It became to dangerous to keep in there and had to go. But it sure did grow fast. I need to find some pictures of it.

SandyCarlson said...

I have never seen that before. It is really beautiful. I have to start gardening. I have such a great teacher....

Drought Smart Plants said...

What a great combination - I'll have to remember that. Love the heart - that's very cute.

Candice Suter.....Sweetstuff said...

Oh don't take it out! The contrast between colors, falling sedum and the height of the Euphorbia is beautiful. Very nice work. It is quite healthy or it would not have all those little leaves on it.

Sorry I'm late but HCM!

PAK ART said...

Thanks for your heart! I've been missing my blogger friends!

yoon see said...

Happy belated Cactus Monday, thank you for your wishes, my heart go to you too Lisa:)