Desert flower of Chile: Doquilla, Pata de guanaco (Cistanthe grandiflora) in southern Atacama Desert. Used to be in the family of Portulacaceae, now in Montiaceae.
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Fouquieria splendens - Ocotillo - Pure Silver Necklace with Coral
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Ocotillo is such an incredible plant. I learned a lot about it while collecting my samples. Such as the thorny parts start as a modified leaf, which is what I captured in this necklace.
I feel like this is a good time to bring up asking a plant before you pick it. The first two plants I met were in people's yards. The first one was still in dormancy. The second was in bloom, but it didn't feel right to collect from it so I didn't. But I stopped and looked down and there was a perfect flower at my feet. The next plant I met and intended to harvest from, I asked the plant and a leaf cluster pretty much fell off into my hand. It isn't always so clear like this, but I wanted to share these special moments with you as a reminder to be gentle and aware with the world around you instead of just taking what you want without thought.
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Visiting Death Valley in 2021 was a disappointment compared to 2020, but there were some die-hard plants still flowering despite the dryness of the year. Phacelia crenulata was one of the few we saw, thriving at the edge of roads where the asphalt sheds water and can help keep it from evaporating as quickly.
Phacelia, AKA scorpionweeds for the curled inflorescences they grow, is native to North and South America though Phacelia tanacetifolia is making headway as an introduced species in Europe.
The scorpion-tail cymes of P. crenulata’s purple flowers mature into capsules full of orange-brown seeds which will hang out in the soil for as long as half a decade waiting for decent conditions to germinate and grow for a year – an endurance which may be necessary in the arid climates to which they are native. I took some seed heads home to photograph and grow, but so far I haven’t gotten them as large as they were growing even in that dry year!
Hey #magicbeings #beingmagical ! 🌈❤️🙌🏾⭐️ I’m a #plantlady now! So I thought you may like my new #invention 🤣💦🌈🪴🎁 Polly Holiday Doll / Planter #plantfriends for your #plant #friends 🪴🌱🌿🌵🍃🌱🌿🪴🌵 These little ladies have quite the personality 😭🥹😃🥰🙂😆😀😘😍 7 X 4 inch #porcelain #dollhead #planter. #succlents are hearty #desertplants that need to be placed in partial sun and watered every 2 weeks. The crown of each doll head is full of soil with a passage in the neck for water to flow onto plate. Succulents don't need much water. Just put her in the window and watch her chill. ❤️😍#gothgirlfriend 🥰❤️ #doll #haunteddoll #artdoll #doll #dollplanter #damedarcydoll #plants #damedarcydoll https://etsy.me/3k0fLdt @damedarcy https://www.instagram.com/p/Cous-ChOLLe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
We just passed through a #MonsoonSeason that was halfway normal after three years of hardly any moisture in the deep #Southwest. My heart is aching for these #desertplants. Life is so sacred and precious. All of this super rare life is irreplaceable and precious. https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch7mf3qptYk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=