Not in the garden!!!

This is Prickly Pear Cactus and it is a very invasive plant in our area. This one has "popped up" after our son cleared away some tree limbs that had been piled for a couple years.
The flower is pretty and it will form a red bulb that some say is edible.

[Shutterbug]

Beautiful blossom and thanks for the info about it.

[Mark St Clair]

I miss seeing the desert flowers. Love it!

[Casablanca]

Invasive is never good, even when they are as pretty as this

[KV]

Love the colors of the bloom.

[Pat]

Very pretty indeed. Lovely light on the bloom.

[Margaret Brown]

What a lovely colour and capture

[Kate]

A lovely bloom

[Corinne C]

A beautiful capture.

[GaryW]

@shutterbug49 Thank you! And my pleasure! The make lovely blooms but you don't want them in your field!

[GaryW]

@frodob Thanks, Mark! Glad I could bring back pleasant memories!

[GaryW]

@casablanca Very, very true! My wife did mention "potting it", but that hasn't happened yet! 😬

[GaryW]

@kvphoto Thanks, KV! They are lovely!

[GaryW]

@pattyblue Thanks, Pat!

[GaryW]

@craftymeg Thanks so much, Margaret!

[GaryW]

@k9photo Thank you, Kate!

[GaryW]

@corinnec Thanks, Corinne!