Warning! Lots of cactus photos!
After the hike we drove to Cactus garden. Right at the entrance is this big cactus, that's made of metal.
And inside it's cactus paradise. The garden is set inside of the caldera of volcano and whoever created it was a genius. They used the slopes for terraces with smaller cacti, and in the middle there are the big ones. The colours of plants are perfectly contrasted by black sand and some red rocks.
There are also couple of pools there...
...with water lilies and fish and the fresh water attracts lots of birds so the air is full of chirping.
The climate here obviously suits the cacti perfectly as many of them were blooming.
There were all the different shapes there - twisted...
...round...
...long...
...small and almost fluffy with pretty miniature blossoms.
Some were red-ish..
...many white...
...and there were some very ordinary looking ones with unbelievably beautiful blossoms. Didn't even know cactus can bloom like this.
There are almost 500 plants there...
...of more than 100 different varieties from all over the world.
I've never seen anything like this..
..or this.
And the ones that look similar..
...are still different.
The red really stood out from the black sand.
This one that looks like a piped ornament on a cake had a small brother with polka dots.
The best thing was as I saw how much Captain enjoyed the visit. He is usually not into plants and I'm visiting botanical garden alone most of the times.
More to follow...
Great photo! Cacti are so fascinating and that garden looks like an oasis.
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