When the heat is on in a Texas summer, I love it when this little mammillaria cactus on the deck puts on a crown of candy-pink, satin-petaled flowers.
This collection of small agaves and cacti lives on the deck table, eating up the sunshine and 100-degree temps.
But this one’s the star for a few days whenever she decides to bloom. It happens three, maybe four times a year.
What a beauty!
Thanks for the show, Pinkie.
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