For a prickly pear cactus flower. Each delicate bloom lasts only about 8 hours, but what an incredibly beautiful bloom it is! And they're edible too (bonus point). This one has a bee rummaging around inside, which is typical, so harvest them carefully.
I once thought there were both yellow and peach colored blossoms, but I have since learned that the peach color comes only in its final hours, as evidenced in this Prickly Pear Flower Time Lapse video.
If you're so inclined, try our Prickly Pear Soap which is made with the dried pads, not the blooms. We also have a Prickly Pear Liquid Castile Soap if you prefer liquid to bars.
Either way, it's all in a day in a year in the wild. :)
No comments:
Post a Comment