Echinocereus fendleri
Over in the tea house / Japanese garden corner I was enthralled by the fossil slabs intermixed with the pavers.
They reminded of me of a trip Andrew and I took to the Stonerose Interpretive Center & Eocene Fossil Site in Eastern Washington, back in our early dating days.
I found a few fossils, much like these only a lot smaller.
I think we're in the Plains garden now...
I did not care for this artwork at all. Nope.
Moving on, opuntia flowers make everything better.
And people! Real ones, not scary rusty ones that just beamed down from their space ship.
Aren't these little cactus adorable?
Okay, the big ones are too.
Agave parryi, I believe. They look like A. parryi var. couesii...
So many spikes!
Echinocereus triglochidiatus, white sands strain.
Notice the opuntia pads that appear to have a bite taken out of them. Maybe rabbits? Years ago when visiting a nursery outside Jerome, AZ, we saw something similar and were told it was the wild hares.
Just plan old Echinocereus triglochidiatus.
Pinus bungeana, lacebark pine.
Potentilla hippiana
Finally I end my DBG coverage with a photo of this entertaining little Flicker. He was poking around in the soil, unearthing little bites of goodness. I tried to get a short video of his movements but failed. Oh well.
Weather Diary, Jan 23: Hi 55, Low 45/ Precip .94"
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In my plant dreams, I make a hardy Opuntia with blooms like Echinocereus triglochidiatus. Why can't this exist?
ReplyDeleteOh! Put me down for a couple of these, please.
DeleteSo funny, your reaction to the sculpted figures. I really liked them in that grassy open meadow. But I can't say I'd want them at my home unless I had a large garden and could tuck them away from view of the house. It's amazing, too, what animals are able to nibble on, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteI think most of our group liked those figures...too creepy for me!
DeleteThose fossil-like pavers are lovely. I see flickers in my back garden quite often, their movements are fun to watch, but they're very shy.
ReplyDelete"Fossil-like"...so you don't think they're real? Was I duped?
DeleteCacti have the most deeply rich blooms, like they are made of silk - gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteSo true!
DeleteNice wrap up! Those wild hares must be tough - or desperate. I'm very impressed by the fossil stones - you should see how sad those at our local botanic garden are by comparison.
ReplyDeleteTough and desperate I would imagine.
DeleteLove the fossil slabs. I bet there is a way of imprinting leafs shapes from the garden and mimic this effect. Very cool.
ReplyDeleteThere is a sidewalk near us that had leaves pressed into it when the concrete was still wet. They are lovely, especially in the winter when they darken with moss.
DeleteI really enjoyed the pictures from this part of the garden especially the cacti hiding in the meadow grass. Must take a brave bunny to eat an Opuntia pad.
ReplyDeleteIsn't that a lovely combination (opuntia and grass)!
DeleteI also love the colorful Opuntia flowers. As for that sculpture ... it was just sorta weird.
ReplyDeleteThe sculptures don't bug me. But the plant combos you captured stole the show, anyway. Too bad more of Denver, all 35 miles of it in every direction, don't do more of that which belongs visually and ecologically. DBG really is amazing compared to my first visits in '81 as a HS soph and budding plant nerd.
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