POTD: Ocotillo Abstract 3 Comments / By lgb / January 17, 2025 Ocotillo Abstract Tucson Mountains, Arizona 2025
Kathy Eyster January 17, 2025 at 8:06 am Such a spiny plant, though it produces beautiful flowers…. Reply
lgb January 17, 2025 at 8:44 am Yes it is. I always thought it only flowered after a rain had induced leaf growth, but I learned the other day that they will flower independent of leaf growth and that when they do flower without leaves, the blooms are bigger and brighter red. Reply
Kathy Eyster January 18, 2025 at 9:00 am That’s really interesting! I have a few photos of them (on film) and will have to check whether there were leaves or not. Reply
Such a spiny plant, though it produces beautiful flowers….
Yes it is. I always thought it only flowered after a rain had induced leaf growth, but I learned the other day that they will flower independent of leaf growth and that when they do flower without leaves, the blooms are bigger and brighter red.
That’s really interesting! I have a few photos of them (on film) and will have to check whether there were leaves or not.