In the garden: Agave potatorum verschaffeltii with Lotus hybrid Parrot's Beak.
Unusual weather for May: foggy, cool, black skies this afternoon and misting a bit. More rain expected later this week! I'll take it. Down to the low 50s F this evening, humidity 92%. El Niño on the horizon? Maybe. I'm holding good thoughts — though for the most part my thoughts these days are caught up in the usual May/June maelstrom of students, school activities, finals, and other year-end concerns, oy.
Some photos:
More rain! The Gates Cactus & Succulent Society Annual Show and Sale was May 15-16 . It rained the first day. I drove over after work and spent a quick hour plant shopping. For super coverage of the show on Saturday, see Reuben's post over at Rancho Reubidoux.)
Agave horrida at the sale.
These were just a few of many tables, and many shoppers, at the sale. In the white tent, judges were making their final decisions...
Love these little guys. Someday, maybe...
My haul. A new type of Agave titanota, there in the middle. And at lower left in the small box, my find o' the day: Agave x arizonica, a beautiful hybrid between A. chrysantha × A. toumeyana v. bella.
Senecio radicans near and far.
Filling up. The pot in the background holds [you'll have to trust me on this] a new Rosa banksiae 'Lutea.'
Parrot's Beak.
Opuntia azurea.
Why I teach, reason the infinity. Reptile Whisperer C rescued this lovely alligator lizard from the Boys PE locker room — we turned her loose in the orange grove next door. I'm the bring-to person for lizards, snakes, spiders, frog skeletons, photos of dead birds... all the interesting stuff :~)
