![Delosperma 'oberg', Bahamut Chao](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/delosperma-oberg-bahamut-chao.jpg?resize=640%2C425&ssl=1)
Tag: Flowers
Flowering plants are the crown of the plant kingdom. And flowers themselves are the special jewels in the crown. Flowers may be tubular or open faced. They may smell sweet or pungent. The may be colorful or drab. They may have large petals or none at all. The primary pollinators of flowers are insects, but wind, bats, water, and birds all pollinate flowers.
![Delosperma 'oberg', Bahamut Chao](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/delosperma-oberg-bahamut-chao.jpg?resize=640%2C425&ssl=1)
![Diamorpha smallii, Paul Adanick](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/elf-orphine-paul-adanick.jpg?resize=980%2C660&ssl=1)
Diamorpha smallii
![Encelia farinosa flowers](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/encelia-farinosa-chipmunk1.jpg?resize=980%2C900&ssl=1)
Encelia farinosa, Marigold-like
![Cylindropunti acanthocarpa](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/t-cylindro-acanthocarpa_thornberi_flower3.jpeg?resize=980%2C980&ssl=1)
Nurse Plants for Chollas
![Trichocereus pascana, Lleonora Enking](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/trichocereus-pascana-leonora-Enking.jpg?resize=980%2C675&ssl=1)
It’s Echinopsis Now, not Trichocereus
![Cold-hardy Opuntia hybrid](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/57-22-2.jpg?resize=980%2C900&ssl=1)
He Sells Opuntias
![Sedium divergens, in habitat](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sedum-divergens-pfly.jpg?resize=980%2C871&ssl=1)
Sedum divergens, Stonecrop
![Austrocactus gracilis](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/austrocactus-gracilis.jpg?resize=980%2C800&ssl=1)
Austrocactus gracilis
![Lesser long-nosed bat at flower](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/lesser-long-nosed-bat.jpg?resize=980%2C850&ssl=1)
Bat Pollination of Cacti
![Echinocereus, Special Issue](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/echinocereus-di-martino5.jpg?resize=719%2C913&ssl=1)
Echinocereus, Download Your Special Issue Copy
![Saguaro, sunset](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Saguaro-sunset.jpg?resize=980%2C839&ssl=1)
Saguaro
![Echinocereus coccineus](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Echinocereus_coccineus2.jpg?resize=800%2C533&ssl=1)