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King of the Dogs and Queen of the Night
When I initially wrote this story I was using Lyman Benson’s The Cactus of Arizona as my reference and the queen of the night...
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Winter Fat…Very Cool!
I think it’s fascinating that there are several species of winter fat found in Eurasia and Europe. That’s where the genus was first described...
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Stop the Presses! Passionflower Grows at Mesquitey Homestead!
I’m not sure at all how this species of Passiflora ended up in Ms. Mesquitey’s bed of basil. I reuse old nursery soil from...
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Day Trip and Ipomopsis longflora
This was a nice long day trip with many wonderful stops. I jabber about several plants, but now I wish I’d spent more time...
A Shrine in the Woodland
We have gone back to the shrine at the base of the walnut tree a couple more times. It’s a beautiful woodland and somehow...
Halt the Heat and Cue the Cool!
It feels like there have a been a couple false starts to fall, at least temperature wise, but maybe the cool days of autumn...