There are numerous reason for people to be afraid of Cactus plant. I remember in my childhood days, my Dad always remain cautious whenever, I get close to any wild cactus plant. The actual reason is nobody wanted to get stung with the pricky plant. But the nature have made them with the quality to protect themselves of their own and also keep people on their toes. Today, I came across, one such wild cacti plant next to my village home. And I made most of the time in clicking it.
Cacti have hundreds of tiny spines that can stick into us. But this one has quite a bigger spines. It was like a needle that can easily been detect from far away. Waving to be cautious and not get too near. A negative experience with a cactus, such as being stung, can lead to a phobia of plants.
Being close to my home, it is blossoming nicely. What used to be a little stem, gas now transformed into a bigger plant. It was close to.my height, so approximately 7 feet. Few years it was handed at the door, to waive off negative energies. Once it was thrown out, it is now more bigger. What more attracted me are its buds. Which grown from the same leaves.
Tye pat hu new portion is growing from within the old leaves. While the old leaves have faded in colour, this one appears quite sharp and reflect the true natural shades. It was covered with so many budding spines from various part. It us actually not a leaf, it is the budding portion for prickly spines.
I took help of Google to discover more of this cactus species. 🌵 This is known as opuntia cactus. Thsse species of cactus have flat, paddle-shaped stem segments, that grow on top of each other. Opuntia cacti are low-maintenance plants that can thrive in arid and semi-arid climates. Similar like the one in my area.
I took our my mobile to capture as many shots as possible. May be it was a wish of childhood to get friendlier with the cacti plant. Now getting an oppurtunity so close , it is time to picture them to add into our wild nature collection. Herr are some of the picture , That I manage to take, in a short duration of time.
The Opuntia cactus, also known as the prickly pear cactus. Only because of the long spines that each of pads flashes from a distant. Cacti are designed to survive, even when the going gets tough and hence symbolises, courage and power in the face of adversity.
