Texas Native Plant Lab / Dallas Arboretum
I caught the little nipple cactus, Mammillaria heyderi, in some stunning afternoon light.
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Texas Native Plant Lab / Dallas Arboretum
The morning after – just like the Opuntia species ‘Little Monk’, Opuntia polyacantha ‘Citrus Punch’ blooms transform after a day.
Hesperaloe parviflora / Texas red yucca
Blooms are coming on quickly, with a bumper crop as always.
Texas Native Plant Lab / Dallas Arboretum
The last of the sport prickly pears, Opuntia aciculata, commonly called chenille cactus due to the omnipresent glochids, has finally joined the show – but you’ll have to look very closely to see the new growth.
Sedum kamtschaticum / Russian stonecrop
the promise of spring
What does the garden look like this time of year? Well, the winter rye is happy, the Opuntia are depressed, and the dogs have left the yard a minefield.
A nice sunny 65 degree day allowed me some more clean up; today, I focused on cutting back the smaller grasses and trimming the Hesperaloes. My back doesn’t allow me to do much at once, so slow and steady does it.
Is this an agave?
Time to clean up the inbox!
This is Hesperaloe parviflora, or Texas false red yucca – a ubiquitous, but environmentally-appropriate, landscape selection.
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