May 23, 2011

Edible flowers

Cactus flowers have many uses in the desert. We enjoy looking at them, bees roll around in the pollen and sometimes go to sleep there, birds drink from them, and finally they are eaten by the ground squirrels. They must be delicious to brave the prickly pear thorns, though this young one had no problem getting up there.

1 comment:

webb said...

I love the little toes on the flat cactus plates! So cute. We actually have them here, too, and in bloom.