Fouquieria splendens Sierra Co NM Malvaviscus simply stunning and small enough

simply stunning and small enough to fit in almost any sunny garden

Canna 'Red Tiger' is the first of a new series of amazing variegated cannas from Thailand breeder

but paternity tests revealed it to be a selection of the Eurasian (Greece and Turkey) Amsonia orientalis

grown from an original collection from near the Ouachita River in Caldwell Parish

This amazing "hardy tropical" was shared by our friend

Fouquieria splendens Sierra Co NM Malvaviscus simply stunning and small enoughOcotillo is one of those signature plants that draws your attention when you visit the Southwest US desert. Although many folks assume it to be a cactus, ocotillo is so bizarre, it's sequestered by taxonomists in its own family, Fouquieriaceae. Fouqueria splendens is native throughout the Chihuhuan and Sonoran Deserts from Texas through California. The naked upright stems can reach 20', and appear dead until rain causes the leaves to emerge, which can