{"id":1379,"date":"2026-09-21T08:33:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T22:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.photographsofaustralia.com\/photos_and_books\/?page_id=1379"},"modified":"2026-09-21T08:49:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T22:49:32","slug":"cactus-plants-cacti-flowers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.photographsofaustralia.com\/photos_and_books\/cactus-plants-cacti-flowers\/","title":{"rendered":"CACTUS PLANTS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.photographsofaustralia.com\/photos_and_books\/cactus-plants-cacti-flowers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-1376.fg-justified .fg-item { margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-1376.fg-justified .fg-image { height: 200px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-justified foogallery-lightbox-foogallery fg-justified fg-ready fg-dark fg-border-medium fg-round-small fg-shadow-large fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-always fg-transparent-overlays fg-no-js\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-1376\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;panel&quot;:{&quot;buttons&quot;:{&quot;download&quot;:false}},&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:false,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:false},&quot;lazy&quot;:true,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;src&quot;,&quot;srcset&quot;:&quot;srcset&quot;,&quot;template&quot;:{&quot;rowHeight&quot;:200,&quot;maxRowHeight&quot;:300,&quot;margins&quot;:2,&quot;align&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;lastRow&quot;:&quot;smart&quot;}}\" data-foogallery-lightbox=\"{&quot;thumbs&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;thumbsCaptions&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsBestFit&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsSmall&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsCaptionsAlign&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;info&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;infoVisible&quot;:true,&quot;infoOverlay&quot;:true,&quot;infoAlign&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;hoverButtons&quot;:false,&quot;fitMedia&quot;:false,&quot;noScrollbars&quot;:true,&quot;preserveButtonSpace&quot;:true,&quot;buttons&quot;:{&quot;fullscreen&quot;:true,&quot;info&quot;:true,&quot;thumbs&quot;:false,&quot;download&quot;:false},&quot;video&quot;:{&quot;autoPlay&quot;:true}}\" style=\"--fg-title-line-clamp: 1; --fg-description-line-clamp: 1;\" >\n\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.photographsofaustralia.com\/photos_and_books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Rebutia_muscala_2-edited.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Rebutia muscala - IMG 02\" data-caption-desc=\"Rebutia muscala is a cactus plant that, when in bloom, clearly demonstrates that small can be beautiful too.\" data-attachment-id=\"1330\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.photographsofaustralia.com\/photos_and_books\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/09\/Rebutia_muscala_2-edited\/1659806484.jpg\" alt=\"Rebutia muscala, cactus with orange flower\" title=\"Rebutia muscala - IMG 02\" height=\"300\" width=\"298\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.photographsofaustralia.com\/photos_and_books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/schlumbergera_truncata_White_Christmas_zygocactus_flower_MG_5907.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Schlumbergera truncata &#039;White Christmas&#039; - IMG _5907\" data-caption-desc=\"Flower of Schlumbergera truncata &#039;White Christmas&#039;, commonly known as a Zygocactus or Christmas Cactus.\" data-attachment-id=\"1315\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.photographsofaustralia.com\/photos_and_books\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/09\/schlumbergera_truncata_White_Christmas_zygocactus_flower_MG_5907\/1237743347.jpg\" alt=\"Schlumbergera truncata, zygocactus, Christmas cactus, &#039;White Christmas&#039;\" title=\"Schlumbergera truncata &#039;White Christmas&#039; - 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