Dissonance

There is something “visually jarring” about delicate flowers on a stiff-spined cactus. (This is Mammillaria polythele, from the cactus family, Cactaceae, of course).

Species page at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Mammillaria_polythele&rank=binomial

A shot that didn’t get the post today:
» Didierea trollii (Octopus tree, Octopus plant, Zigzag plant), http://phytoimages.siu.edu/img-bin/image?Didiereaceae/Didierea/trollii/69245

Photo taken at SIUC Plant Biology Greenhouse, http://www.plantbiology.siu.edu/facilities/plant-biology-facilities/greenhouse/index.php

One year ago (“Easter pastels”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-04-08
Two years ago (“Prelude to a birthday…”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-04-08

[Sweetgeek04]

That is beautiful!! Good shot!

[Rick Schies]

Kind of a conflict, but all in all, they are beautiful together.

[Chris]

Beautiful!