Palm Springs has some nice desert trails.
This is the story of one of them, the Tahquitz Canyon Trail.
Opuntia basilaris – Beavertail
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa – Buckhorn Cholla
And another Opuntia basilaris! Beavertails for everyone!
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Palm Springs has some nice desert trails.
This is the story of one of them, the Tahquitz Canyon Trail.
Opuntia basilaris – Beavertail
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa – Buckhorn Cholla
And another Opuntia basilaris! Beavertails for everyone!

Cryptanthus zonatus – I don’t know the cultivar name for this one, but it’s probably one of the many C. zonatus varieties.
These are semi-epiphytic, so you can grow them with very little soil. We’re growing this lovely little bloomer in a big terrarium.