Petey can’t get to the mountains, but the mountains come to him. Lucky dude.
Monarda menthaefolia or bee balm is a spectacular wildflower. Well worth a trip into a pine forest to find it. And, by the way, an excellent nectar plant for butterflies, if that is of interest to you. Anyway, I feel so fortunate that I found one growing way downstream from any pine forest and it made my day.
Petey gets so excited about the Apache Pine. What’s up with that? Pinus englemannii is it’s northern most range in southeastern Arizona. Though at...
What is it about sycamore trees? When I mention a sycamore or show a photo of one to someone, invariably they declare their love...
Mala Mujer or Cnidoscolus angustidens is an interesting plant in Euphorbiaceae, the spurge family. It’s found in southeastern Arizona and south into Sonora on...
