Desert Rose was Beautiful Today
Karen and I have been buying plants from Richard Toth for, going on twenty years. When we first met him, he had a small inside stall. Now he's expanded to the large outdoor space near the back of the market. We've always liked his mix of showy dependable bloomers and unusual or uncommon curiosities. Today he had Cieba, silk floss tree, which I haven't ever seen in retail. It's a spectacular plant and I'd have snatched it up in a second but we have no room. Though, I can't believe it knowing what to do with a plant actually stopped me!
Other choice plants we've got here include Brazilian Cloak, Calatropis, and Jacaranda,
It's butterfly season here; there was a good selection of pollinator plants that were being swarmed by a variety of butterflies and other pollinators. On the larval host plants, we spotted a handful of females laying eggs. The passionflowers were particularly popular.
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