Sunday, December 31, 2017

Happy New Year! -- Plant Jokes Again

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Happy New Year! I had great fun publishing plant jokes last in the New Year post last year, so here are some more:  1) Why couldn't ...
Sunday, December 24, 2017

Plant Story--Amaryllis, well, actually Hippeastrum

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Amaryllis, the big bulbs that are often given as holiday gifts because the flowers that emerge are so glorious, are in the genus Hippeastrum...
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Sunday, December 17, 2017

Flowers of the Colorado Winter

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pansies, December 16 Its mid-December at about 5000' on the east side of the Rocky Mountains. Often we have mild temperatures this l...
Sunday, December 10, 2017

Wildflowers: Weeds in Northwestern Argentina

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The rainfall in Salta Province, Argentina, ranges from nearly 30" a year to 17 or less, almost all during the hot summer months. The co...
Sunday, December 3, 2017

Plant Story--The Majestic Cottonwood

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The summer sun beats down, no breath of wind stirs the hot, hot air. You sweat even in the shade of the cottonwood. And, Cottonwood...
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Sunday, November 26, 2017

Flowers of the Atacama Desert, Chile

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I expected the Atacama Desert in northern Chile to be totally desolate. It is the driest desert in the world. In some places no one has ever...
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Sunday, November 19, 2017

Plant Story--Perplexing Pumpkins

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We have no problem recognizing pumpkins and yet, botanically they're difficult. Four plant species are "pumpkins": Cucu...