Floriferous Madness

June 05, 2014
Floriferous Madness
Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
Floriferous Madness

Jun 05 2014 |

/

Show Notes

petey_8.05_430-petey-and-george Petey waxes poetic about life and finally describes a native Lotus. Let’s listen.

Lotus greenei is truly a beautiful wildflower and yes, it does need to be grown  and made available in nurseries. But seeing it in the wild is pretty cool too, so call in well to work and go look for it. Just do it.

Other Episodes

Episode

May 05, 2017
Episode Cover

Sweet Acacia in the Backyard

      Sweet acacia is Vachellia farnesiana (Acacia farnesiana) and is in the pea family Fabaceae. I have never seen it in habitat, though as I...

Listen

Episode

May 23, 2026 00:04:25
Episode Cover

Scruffy Grassland Report

Some spring time banter about the soaptree yuccas (Yucca elata) and pale wolfberry plants (Lycium pallidum) found in the scruffy grassland surrounding our home...

Listen

Episode

October 23, 2016
Episode Cover

Stickleaf

Mentzelia pumila is in the Loasa family. Kearny and Peebles in Arizona Flora say, “the family is remarkable for the diversity and peculiar structure...

Listen