Cactus Love
Do you love a good cactus for the windowsill or in a garden pot? This gigantic one lives in Mexico. Photo: Dr. Bruce Hoagland, University of Oklahoma, Natural Heritage Inventory and Department of Geograpy, Norman, OK . Photographer: Amy Buthod of the Oklahoma Biological Surey. According to Dr. Hoagland, the cactus in the photo is bisnaga gigante (Echinocactus platyacantha, syns = E. granids, E. ingens, E. palmeri and E. visnaga, according to the New Cactus Lexicon). The photo is from the state of Tamualipas, Mexico near Las Palmillas. Check out these websites Department of Geography University of Oklahoma Oklahoma Natural Heritage Inventory Oklahoma Vascular Plants Database Closer to home, the wonderfully scented Photo: Mock Orange blossoms are cheering up the fence line planting. Gorgeous weather for gardeners, isn't it? The early season vegetables are ready for the table and mid-season vegetables are thriving. Early flowers are filling gardens and summer flowers are forming ...