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We particularly enjoyed our visit of the Botanic Garden. A surprising number of desert plants bloom, for yuccas to cacti, to many different agaves and others. I liked very much a small tree called Palo Verde, curious because of its green bark


It also has abundant yellow blooms




There were many cacti, several in bloom or about to







There are other plants as well



This is an Australian plant, called callistemon, or "bottle brush" because of the shape of the flowers. These are mainly red, though the size of the shrub varies, and looked as though they were dipped in gold. There were also desert bluebells and California poppies.





In front of these poppies is a mass of peculiar looking sempervivens (hens & chicks).

I will post my last photos later.