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 common name of chocolate flower refers to the surprising chocolate fragrance of the flower. Another common name I came across is lyreleaf greeneyes....
Out in the borderlands near me I find mariola (Parthenium incanum) on the gravelly slopes and plains of the Desert Grassland and Chihuahuan Desert....
We are living in stressful times and getting out of the house, if only to your back yard, is always a good idea. Native...