What a sweet little grass! Amazing what you'll find if you don't mow! And look closely, of course.
My lace cactus are in "Party Mode". I have to shoo away bees and bugs to get a photo without pollinators. ( Don't worry, they come right back). I liked your bee photo.
The lace cactus flowers in my pasture seem to “glow” - like a neon sign to passing insects. They produce a LOT of pollen.
From the Native Plant Database of Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center:
Echinocereus reichenbachii
Lace hedgehog cactus, Lace cactus, Lace hedgehog, Purple candle, Órgano-pequeño de colores
Cactaceae (Cactus Family)
This little plant rarely grows taller than 8 inches and is 2–3 inches across. The flowers are brilliant purple or rose-pink, 2–5 inches tall and almost as wide. There are 30–50 petals with ragged edges, sometimes notched. The base of the petals is usually reddish-brown. Stamens are cream-colored to yellow, and the pistil has many dark-green lobes, varying in number with each flower.
