Cactofloranticipation
Anticipation /ænˌtɪs·əˈpeɪ·ʃən/ a feeling of excitement about something that is going to happen in the near future ( Cambridge Dictionary ) Cactofloranticipation / ˈkæk.toʊ.flɔːr.ænˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən/ a feeling of excitement about cacti flowering in the near future (Gerhard Bock) ⸻⸻⸻⸻ Cactofloranticipation may be an unfamiliar term, but it describes something familiar to anybody who’s ever grown cacti: watching flower buds grow and waiting, with an increasing degree of impatience, for them to open. When it finally happens, it’s a glorious moment that is achingly short-lived. Here are a few recent examples of cactofloranticipation in my own garden. Echinopsis ‘First Light’ ‘First Light’ is not only one of the most beautiful echinopsis hybrids, it’s also one of the most floriferous. It flowered first in May , then again in June , so this is the third time this year. August 28 August 30 – still not quite August 31 – finally open in all its glory August 31 August 31 ...