My Purple Rain

I am glad that this Arizona Santa Rita prickly pear cactus caught your eye, Karen. Thank you for your lovely comment. I really appreciate it!

Thank you Lucia for your lovely comment. So many who view the Santa Rita Prickly Pear Cactus, are amazed by that. It's depth of purpleness, is dependent on the weather. Looking more purple during the colder months. Purple is my passion color, so these are truly beautiful to me as well. Just wait until they get flowers every spring. I invite you to check out my photography of them in bloom.

The color, real for sure. Santa Rita Prickly Pear cactus or Purple Prickly Pear cactus. They produce lemony yellow flowers every spring. This is located in my very own Sonoran Desert acre. It has brought me much joy and the color varies according to the temperature and time of year. Thank you Jeff for visiting my gallery of work and loving it. I really appreciate it!

Thank you Conni for stopping by my gallery and choosing this as one of your favorites. I really appreciate that. This is a purple prickly pear cactus, also called the Santa Rita prickly pear cactus. It is always purple. Depending on the temperature it can get darker, and shows a bit of bluish green. My tulip prickly pear and Englemann prickly pear are always green. I have some other prickly pear that get a reddish cast to them in the winter time. Due to the excessive heat right now, my varieties of prickly pear on my natural desert acre, are looking a bit stressed. This is my favorite cactus on my property. I have one in the front of my place, but this is my favorite.

Wow, Relique! Thank you for visiting my gallery and sharing your wonderful comment about my photography. I really appreciate it!

Wow, Viva! This beautiful cactus is full of yellow flowers right now. Thank you for your lovely comment and choosing this as a favorite too. I really appreciate it! Janet 💕

Lyman! Thank you so much for stopping by my gallery to share such a wonderful comment about my photography. I really appreciate it. They do not have the same thorns as other prickly pear cactus, but when I get in close to photograph the flowers, the glochids and areole are worse than the thorns.

Johanna! Thank you for stopping by my gallery to share your wonderful comment about my photography. I really appreciate it! Janet💕

Stella! Thank you for stopping by my gallery to share your wonderful comment about my photography. I really appreciate it and sharing it on Facebook! Janet💕

Kathryn! Thank you for stopping by my gallery to share your wonderful comment about my photography. I really appreciate it! I will check out your group. Janet💕

Lorraine! You are so sweet to share your lovely words about my photography. I am glad that you like this and have chosen it is one of your favorites. I really appreciate it! Janet 💕

Thank you Lindley for sharing my delight with this purplelicious prickly pear cactus. Purple is my favorite color. Their variation in intensity, is all based on the weather. Sometimes it looks really purple. I am glad you like it!

Thank you Vali. I am glad you like this and feel it’s beautiful. I really appreciate that and also for choosing this as one of your favorites. Janet 💕

Thank you Oksana! I really appreciate it.

Jerry! Thank you for visiting my gallery and sharing your wonderful comment about my artwork. I really appreciate it! I am looking forward to spring blooms as well. Janet💕💕💕💕

Thank you dear Donna. So sweet of you to say. The Santa Rita Prickly Pear are a favorite of mine, as I love purple. I appreciate you sharing this on Twitter. Most kind of you! Janet💕

Thank you dear Viva for your lovely words expressed about this. So glad you love it and have chosen it as one of your favorites too! You will have to check out this cactus when it snowed, this past March. Janet 💕

Randy! Thank you so very much for stopping by my gallery and leaving such a wonderful comment. I am delighted to know that you found my gallery of great joy for you, and made your day. I have two of these purple prickly pear cactus on my desert acre. A sight I get to enjoy on a daily basis. The Sonoran Desert is a special desert, especially if you live in the Arizona Upland region (1 of 7 regions). It’s a very lush and green desert, especially during our rainy season. I appreciate you choosing this as one of your favorites and sharing it on Twitter. Janet 💕

Nancy! How lovely of you to visit my gallery and share your thoughts about my artwork. Purple is my passion color and this one has a heart-shaped paddle (2 actually). This sits right there in view from my backyard, and brings me great pleasure. I am hoping to see some cactus flowers from this one and I have one in the front yard. I live on an acre of desert with so much Sonoran Desert Native plants and trees. This spring has been a burst of delight. This was taken in January during a much needed rain. We had a very dry winter, despite that my desert garden of joy is blooming. I am glad you like it and feel it's beautiful. I also appreciate you choosing this as one of your favorites. 💕Janet

Betty! Aren't you sweet, to stop by my gallery, to share your lovely thoughts about my artwork. Thank you for that. I am delighted that you feel it was captured beautifully. 💕Janet

Kelley! Thank you for stopping by my gallery to CONGRATULATE me for the HOMEPAGE FEATURE in your Art Group, "THE EARTH IS ART!" I am delighted to know that you feel it's extraordinary, and for the invitation to archive this for viewing on the Discussion Page, "2018 MEMBERS' EXTRAORDINARY FEATURES IMAGES ARCHIVE!" I am grateful and honored for the opportunity to showcase my artwork! 💕Janet

Aw Silva! You are so sweet to revisit this favorite of mine. This Purple Prickly Pear is looking different now in Spring, producing new paddles. Waiting to see if it will produce some lemon-yellow flowers. Such a complimentary color to purple. I am glad to hear that you feel it’s a beautiful capture. It had just rained, and they really took on a purple cast. Thank you so much for stopping by. 💕Janet

Yes Jeff. The Santa Rita Prickly Pear. Cold weather and lack of water, it can get more purple. The Engelman Prickly Pear we have stays green. We have various varieties in our desert acre. Some can get a red color too. This is my favorite. I am looking forward to some buds ready to bloom soon. Thank you for visiting and showing interest in my artwork. I am glad you like it and feel it’s cool. I appreciate you choosing this as one of your favorites too. 💕Janet