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kniphofias, and magical thinking

Posted on July 1, 2012 by paridevita

Here is Kniphofia ‘DBG Early Gold’ in full flower in the little fenced garden my wife made for herself years ago. She was a “project” person, so almost nothing was ever finished, and after she died I looked at the empty … Continue reading →

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true tales of the boojum tree

Posted on June 30, 2012 by paridevita

After I added a tag to the last post, about the ocotillo, I realized that Fouquieria columnaris is the cirio or Boojum Tree of Baja California, and ocotillo is F. splendens. Some botanists put the boojum in a separate genus, Idria, no doubt because the … Continue reading →

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