Cactus Monday - Wisconsin Cactus Again

I was weeding the garden and realized a couple of things about my Wisconsin prickly pear cactus:

• they have not bloomed yet or I missed it
• their spines are very small at the top and non-existant on the rest of the pad
• they cannot be weeded for obvious reasons
• they have a symbiotic relationship with the pine needles that fall on and around them thus making weeding unnecessary
• they thrive on neglect
• And they are definitely survivors!

I sketched the way some of the pads lay on the ground, get covered up with pine needles and still develop new pads. They are in a small garden near the front porch facing south where you can see the fencing in the background.

Happy Cactus Monday everyone.

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