Monthly Archives: May 2012

every which way but up

Posted on May 5, 2012 by paridevita

I got this “Russian hawthorn”, Crataegus ambigua, at a Denver Botanic Gardens plant sale about 1989. It was just a stick. I like it a lot. By that time, the tree had already acquired a reputation for being a “low … Continue reading →

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south of the border

Posted on May 4, 2012 by paridevita

Way south of the border, namely, Patagonia. To be precise, Argentina. This is Pterocactus tuberosus. These are funny little things, with large underground tubers and (I think mostly) annual stems, and huge flowers. I only know this from reading the … Continue reading →

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