The candelabra tree at Fullerton Botanical Garden can grow to 30-40 feet (10 m) tall. The branches all grow from one trunk and look like little cacti near the top, giving it the shape of a candelabrum. It has little yellow flowers in mid-winter.
Candelabra Tree
Cacti with thorns have straight and slanted lines created by nature
Thorns of Saguaro
Thorns of Cactus
Tents and Cacti in the foreground add a different perspective to the images of the bell towers of the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
Tents Below Cathedral Towers
Cacti under Cathedral Towers
These small buds bloom into vibrant colored flowers of yellow, magenta, red, or orange, and then eventually the bloom gives way to the prickly pear fruit, also known as a tuna. Prickly pear cacti are predominately known for their edible pads and fruit, but the buds have remained relatively unknown as a consumable item.
Prickly Pear Buds
The famous Fibonacci sequence, a series of numbers in which each is the sum of the preceding two (1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, . . .), shows up everywhere in nature—in nautilus shells, in pinecones, and now in the structure of cacti.
Blossoms bring some softness to the thorns of the cacti ….
Blossoming Cacti
Unusual to see cacti growing by the ocean in a garden in Escondido, CA
Cacti by the Sea
Getty Museum Cacti Garden
A vast collection of cacti are on display at this garden at the Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Getty Museum Cacti Garden Vista
A cacti garden at the Getty Museum with the skyline of Century City and Los Angeles in the background
Arizona Sunset
Sunset at Marana, Arizona is accentuated by silhouettes of cacti
The thorns of the cacti are overshadowed by the beauty of its blooming flowers