Lotusland - Cactus Garden

 Here are a few pictures that I took of the cactus Garden in Lotusland.  This garden was a gift to Lotusland from Merritt Dunlap, a longtime friend of Madame Ganna Walska.  It was transported to Lotusland beginning in 1999.

Opuntia galapageia v. galapageia Galapagos Islands

For more information about the cactus garden click on the link below.

Lotusland Cactus Garden

Lotusland - Bromeliad Garden

 Here are a few pictures of Lotusland's Bromeliad Garden.

Lotusland - Cycad Garden

 

Here are a few pictures I took in the Cycad Garden on our recent visit to Lotusland.  Lotusland cares for many species of cycads that are threatened-including five species in the collection that are believed to be extinct in the wild.

For more information and pictures click on the link below to see the Cycad page of Lotusland's website.

Lotusland - Cycad Garden

Lotusland - Water Garden and Aloe Garden

 It's too early in the year to see lotus in the Lotusland Water Garden, but there is still plenty to see.

Lotusland

I think the Aloe Garden in Lotusland has a special "other world" feel to it!

Lotusland - Japanese Garden

 We visited Lotusland a few weeks ago and here are some pictures that I took in the Japanese garden.

Lotusland Japanese Garden

Lotusland Japanese Garden

Lotusland Japanese Garden

Lotusland Japanese Garden

Lotusland Japanese Garden

Lotusland Japanese Garden

Lotusland Japanese Garden

Lotusland Japanese Garden

Lotusland Japanese Garden

Lotusland Japanese Garden

Lotusland Japanese Garden

Lotusland Japanese Garden

Lotusland Japanese Garden

Lotusland Japanese Garden

Spectacular Epiphyllums!

 I think Epiphyllum blooms are really incredible, but they only last a few days.  However if there are many buds coming onto the plant, there can be blooms for over a week.  The best situation is to have several epiphyllums in the garden that will bloom a few days or weeks apart and that is what we have.  Mike has done a great job growing these epiphyllums that have be sending out blooms over the past four or more weeks! 

I don't know the name of this plant, but the blooms are very big and the plant is big too!  With Mike in the photo you can see how big the blooms are.

Mike Flaherty with Epiphyllum

Epiphyllum

Epiphyllum

Epiphyllum

This plant Disocactus phyllanthoides, the nopalxochitl or German empress has beautiful small blooms.

Disocactus phyllanthoides, the nopalxochitl or German empress

Disocactus phyllanthoides, the nopalxochitl or German empress

Disocactus phyllanthoides, the nopalxochitl or German empress

Disocactus phyllanthoides, the nopalxochitl or German empress

 The following pictures are of epiphyllums that have bloomed over the past few weeks.

Epiphyllum

Epiphyllum

Epiphyllum

Epiphyllum

Epiphyllum