My Life Among the Lithops (and Other Strange Plants)
Tillandsias, Mesembs, orchids, herbalism, art, pensive musings, and gardening on sand dunes.
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Two Amazing Asian Plants for the Herbalist
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During this spring's local Orchid Show, I didn't just buy an orchid. I bought two intriguing plants for herbologists/herbalists that...
Monday, June 23, 2014
More Bloomin' Cactus: Parodia Uebelmanniana
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Here's a lovely cactus with origins in the uplands of Argentina. I don't see this one for sale often here, and I've grown this o...
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A Lovely Cactus Flower: Rebutia wessneriana (?)
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Naturally, this little guy was simply labeled "Cactus" when I bought it last year at a nursery. Well, duh. It's sometimes ...
Monday, June 16, 2014
My Catasetum Returns, a Lithops Has Outgrown its Home, and the Last of the Sunflowers
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Due to a family tragedy, I haven't blogged recently. Last spring I bought a Catasetum tenebrosum at last year's Orchid Festival. I...
Friday, June 6, 2014
Welcome to the Tropics: Plumeria
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To celebrate my arrival in the tropics (OK, I haven't moved, but to recap, my area has been re-zoned to 10, from Sub-tropical to Tropica...
Monday, June 2, 2014
Let's All Breathe: The Oxygen Corner
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I was shocked and saddened to learn that oxygen levels in some of our megacities have plummeted to around 12-15% (USA's OSHA says that o...
Friday, May 30, 2014
Weekend Walkabout: Tuberose, Sunflower, Ceramics!
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My single flower, Mexican Tuberoses are blooming, so exciting! And very, very fragrant.... There are more green facets to fresh tuberos...
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