Killing the Blues

Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey

Killing the Blues

Jan 18 2026 | 00:03:52

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Show Notes

I love desert honeysuckle (Anisacanthus thurberi). It’s a favorite plant and I think that’s because of seeing it growing and flowering in that arroyo along the road to Gates Pass way back in the olden days. My gosh doesn’t a drive to the Sonoran Desert through Gates Pass sound like fun. I haven’t done that in many years. Please don’t tell me there are strip malls all the way there. That would call for a lot more flora and fauna medication. Maybe that’s a good thing…the meds, not the malls. The photos are mine and taken at our home where…

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