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Category: Cactus

Cactus, Photo Apps, Plants, Sketches, Watercolour2 Comments
Yuccas typically bloom every year with bell-shaped blossoms, run through the photo app Stackables

Yuccas in Bloom, July’s Plant of the Month

July 29, 2020November 12, 2020 Albatz Travel Adventures

The yuccas are in bloom this month in Vancouver. Watercolour painting in my sketchbook of a yucca that has grown tall enough to turn itself into a tree. This was inspired by a yucca ‘tree’ growing besides Las Margaritas in … Continue reading Yuccas in Bloom, July’s Plant of the Month

Abstracts, Cactus, Colour, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Plants14 Comments
Ethereal Agave Azul (Blue Agave) in Zihuatanejo, Mexico

Delicate Agaves Azules, Blue Agave

May 25, 2020May 28, 2020 Albatz Travel Adventures

Let’s face it, Agaves are not particularly delicate-looking plants. But despite their solid fleshy forms and often serrated edges, their colours are soft and delicate.Which brings me to this Agave azul (blue Agave) in Zihuatanejo. It is one of the few … Continue reading Delicate Agaves Azules, Blue Agave

Cactus, Flowers, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Photography, Plants, Succulent3 Comments
Blue Agave (Agave azul) in Zihuatanejo, Mexico

Favourite Abstract & Plant Photos of 2019

December 31, 2019January 1, 2020 Albatz Travel Adventures

My travel blog has my favourite ‘travel’ photos of the year; this blog features some items that you might see when you’re travelling but it’s not likely – my favourite abstract & nature photos for the year. January. Macro of … Continue reading Favourite Abstract & Plant Photos of 2019

Cactus, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Succulent6 Comments
Saguaro cactus with owl at Saguaro National Park in Arizona, USA

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Light Green (Cactus)

September 4, 2018September 11, 2018 Albatz Travel Adventures

Most succulents and cactuses are light green, the desert climate that they grow in creating different needs than the bright chlorophyll-filled leaves found in wetter northern climates. Saguaro cactus with owl at Saguaro National Park in Arizona, USA. In the … Continue reading Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Light Green (Cactus)

A Photo a Week Challenge, Cactus, Flowers, Succulent3 Comments
Blue agave plants at Tula, home of the Atlanticos

The Difference Between Yuccas and Agaves

January 25, 2018December 12, 2020 Albatz Travel Adventures

Natives of Mexico and the American Southwest, both Yucca and Agave plants belong to the family of Agavaceae. In both cases their sword-like leaves grow in a spiral pattern out from the centre forming a ‘rosette’ structure. The rosette structure of … Continue reading The Difference Between Yuccas and Agaves

A Photo a Week Challenge, Cactus, Succulent2 Comments
Succulent Plant 'Echeveria'

Rosette Structure in Succulents, Agave and Bromeliads

January 12, 2018September 11, 2018 Albatz Travel Adventures

I’m using a small succulent Echeveria to show the rosette structure of this plant – I can’t get high enough to photograph the taller plants from above, especially since a lot of them are prickly.Succulents have fleshy leaves and store their water … Continue reading Rosette Structure in Succulents, Agave and Bromeliads

Cactus, Garden, Photo Apps, Weekly Photo Challenge4 Comments
Metallic Silver Fan Palm apped in Snapseed

Tropical Plants for December’s Plant of the Month

December 28, 2017November 25, 2018 Albatz Travel Adventures

For me 2017 was a year of living differently. I made two major moves, had my first art show and only got away to a foreign place once, collapsing at a Mexican all-inclusive for a week. I didn’t take a … Continue reading Tropical Plants for December’s Plant of the Month

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