My favorite winter hardy cactus are doing their thing! Whoohoo!
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Where I grew up the Alder, related to Birch, was called a trash tree. Why?
It took over fresh-water wetlands and filled in ponds. Not a strong wood,
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1 week ago
Now I have to go look up Escobaria. The blooms are beautiful--closeup they almost look like underwater sea creatures.
ReplyDeleteThat particular one is Escobaria missouriensis. Native right here in Texas, but becoming harder and harder to find in the wild...
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