I am just having more fun walking into the greenhouse every morning to see what is blooming. First it was the blizzarde. Now we are having dustbowl-worthy winds and dirt, sand dunes where there should be lawns, and still no rain in sight, but the greenhouse provides a lovely respite from the dreariness outside. 
These echinocereus pentalophus have remained open for four days. I will admit I took them outside for the picture; at least the sun was shining that day with no dust in the air.
Several lobivias like this one have bloomed.
Dolichothele uberiformis has made a blanket of pink for over a week.
Albuca looks sort of like grass, but makes this interesting flower.
Echinocereus knipplianus is a new plant. One bloom has opened and three more are to come.
Thelocactus tubensis has made yellow flowers that the bees seem to enjoy.
This mammillaria silver arrows is on its second round of flowers.
Gymnocalycium baldianum makes a nice large yellow flower.
This echinocereus looks unusual in a side view. And I will get to enjoy this three more times when the other buds open!
And the last one I will share with you today is this kalanchoe blossfeldiana in orange-or perhaps called apricot-with the fuller flowers that are called doubles because of the extra petals. This plant really made a statement in the greenhouse; the fuller flowers really stand out.
It is going to be fun to see what blooms next.
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