A Visit to the SFBG Succulents
During a break in the rain yesterday, Heather and I visited the succulents at the San Francisco Botanical Garden. If you’re in town, it’s well worth a visit right now. All of the Aloes are all in...
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Crinum moorei, Most Potbound Plant Ever
Once a year my beloved San Francisco Botanical Garden has a special plant sale just for members. And since Heather got me a membership for my last birthday, I’m proud to have a card in my walled that...
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San Francisco’s Newest Hidden Plant Store
Back in March, I wrote about San Francisco’s Hidden Plant Stores. Now there’s another, and it’s a gem. If you’re into plants and live in San Francisco, you probably already know about the monthly plant...
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The Devil Made Me Do It
The Devil’s Hand (aka Chiranthodendron pentadactylon) is my new favorite tree. And luckily, there’s one blooming in the San Francisco Botanical Garden right now. Those red fingers are actually flower...
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Fall is a beautiful time in the San Francisco Botanical Garden. Heather and I visited today, walking through the Meso American Cloud Forest and Temperate Asia. The crabapple trees (Malus) are still...
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Dead Horse in a Parking Lot
Right now, at this very moment, there is a dead horse in the parking lot at the SF Botanical Garden. Okay, maybe not a real dead horse. It’s actually a Helicodiceros muscivorus, which is also called...
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