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.
The botanical name for Arizona rosewood is Vauquelinia californica. The species name californica means of California, but it’s not found…
When the Mesquitey family lived near Tucson I worked in a crazy wonderful nursery that was at the base of A-Mountain (Sentinel Peak) right...
All the plants and their communities I was excitedly jabbering about are in the borderlands year round, but the sandhill cranes are only here...