Petey talks about Irises and very good dog. Makes sense, sorta.
Irises are found around the world. I’ve seen them atop our sky islands and I’ve seen them in a Jordanian desert. They are beautiful and Iris lovers are fanatical. Who can blame them? Our local native is Iris missouriensis and found in moist meadows high in the mountains. That would be a nice trip and maybe you have a good dog that would go with you.
Hummingbird trumpet has had quite a few botanical names and I’m still not sure that I got the current botanical right in this episode....
There are several species of Marah found in the western US, but only M. gilensis in Arizona. I call it wild cucumber, but another...
It took a visiting niece to get Petey back out into the Sonoran desert and remind him that the desert is beautiful.
