Monthly Archives: April 2012

hopefully blue

Posted on April 25, 2012 by paridevita

Hoping, just because it’d be cool to say I have one (two, actually), that this is the Mexican Blue Oak, Quercus oblongifolia. Yes, the folia is not quite oblongi, but according to Flora of North America, the leaf apex can … Continue reading →

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why so not blue?

Posted on April 24, 2012 by paridevita

A penstemon. Purchased as Penstemon arenicola, which it is not. (Too many basal leaves, my dear.) And it was supposed to be blue. Blue, blue, blue. As is evident, it’s pink. Why so pink? Well, penstemons in Section Coerulei, which … Continue reading →

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